Meaning of five-and-dime | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A store selling inexpensive items.
   US
2. A two pair, composed of fives and tens.
   slang
3. A five and a ten as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em.
   slang
4. The 5th Battalion 10th Marines, a US artillery battalion.
   US, slang

Examples

“I got my first real six-string / Bought it at the five-and-dime / Played it 'til my fingers bled / Was the summer of '69”

“I was working part time in a five-and-dime / My boss was Mr. McGee / He told me several times that he didn't like my kind”

“Admiral Fitzwallace: A three hour patrol of the no-fly with the five-and-dime.”

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