Woolworth's

name, slang

name, slang ·2 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A five-and-dime store in the United States.
  2. 2
    A major high-street retail chain in the United Kingdom until the late 2000s.

    "We passed through an inner courtyard overladen with fake wrought-iron railings and accents badly in need of a paint job, evoking a kind of Woolworth's Vieux Carré."

  3. 3
    Two pair fives and tens. slang
  4. 4
    A five and a ten as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em. slang

Synonyms

All synonyms
woolies

Example

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"We passed through an inner courtyard overladen with fake wrought-iron railings and accents badly in need of a paint job, evoking a kind of Woolworth's Vieux Carré."

Etymology

After the F. W. Woolworth Company, named for its founder, Frank Winfield Woolworth.

Related phrases

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