Five-and-ten

noun

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Noun

1
A five-and-dime. US
"Christmas toys—windup robots and air guns and painted trains—filled the front window of the five-and-ten."

Synonyms

boutique chain store cheap as dirt co op co-op concession

Example

"Christmas toys—windup robots and air guns and painted trains—filled the front window of the five-and-ten."

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