five-and-ten

[fahyv-uh n-ten] /ˈfaɪv ənˈtɛn/
noun
1.
Also called five-and-ten-cent store
[fahyv-uh n-ten-sent] /ˈfaɪv ənˈtɛnˌsɛnt/ (Show IPA), five-and-dime
[fahyv-uh n-dahym] /ˈfaɪv ənˈdaɪm/ (Show IPA), dime store, ten-cent store. a store offering a wide assortment of inexpensive items, formerly costing five or ten cents, for personal and household use.
adjective
2.
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a five-and-ten.
Origin
1875-80
Slang definitions & phrases for five-and-ten

five-and-ten

adjective

Cheap; paltry; second-rate: Dr Ruth is strictly a five-and-dime affair

noun

A variety store selling relatively cheap items; dime store (1908+)