dime-store

\ ˈdīm-ˌstȯr

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Definition of dime-store

(Entry 1 of 2)

1 : inexpensive dime-store perfume

2 : tawdry, second-rate dime-store philosophy

dime store

Definition of dime store (Entry 2 of 2)

: five-and-dime

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Recent Examples on the Web: Noun In Manhattan, Frederick owns a roughly 13,000-square-foot townhouse on East 80th Street, a French Regency-style mansion that was one of several commissioned by dime store mogul Frank Woolworth for his daughters as wedding gifts. — Katherine Clarke, WSJ, "The Koch Brothers Are Sitting on a Real Estate Empire Worth Hundreds of Millions," 23 Jan. 2020 His father, Chester, managed a dime store, and his mother, Isabelle (Olenick) Goldstone, was a homemaker who as a teenager had danced in vaudeville. — Richard Sandomir, New York Times, "Al Burton, 91, Dies; Sitcom Producer With an Eye for Youth Culture," 4 Nov. 2019 Kresge's The dime store opened in 1899 by owners Sebastian Spering Kresge, business associate J.G. McCrory and Kresge's brother-in-law Charles J. Wilson. — Micah Walker, Detroit Free Press, "Hudson's, Crowley's and other Detroit stores that turned city into shopping destination," 7 Nov. 2019 So, there’s no need for a trip to the quaint dime store. — John Kass, chicagotribune.com, "Column: Paste-eaters, pukers and bullies, why I hate those back-to-school stories," 15 Aug. 2019 Though very rich, Kresge, who developed one of the first five and dime stores, eventually Kmart, was known to be personally cheap. — Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, "Kresge mansion, one of Detroit's largest, is about to hit the market," 8 June 2019 The Grant building was built around 1946 and had its own dime store for years. — Joshua Fechter, ExpressNews.com, "City weighs $2.8 million in incentives for developer to rehab three downtown San Antonio buildings," 7 June 2019 Stephen Holben, Lakewood Reality taking hold TheTrumpster is playing Democrats like a dime store fiddle. — Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, "Letters: DIA debacle; Misuse of office; Reality taking hold; Don’t drink, don’t smoke … (6/3/19)," 3 June 2019 To many Arlington residents, this five-and-dime store has felt like home for 64 years, a shop filled with nostalgia in the form of licorice pipes, candy cigarettes, rubber chickens, washboards, velcro, and more. — Elise Takahama, BostonGlobe.com, "Arlington’s five-and-dime shop to close after 64 years; patrons bid bittersweet goodbye," 22 June 2018

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“Dime-store.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dime-store. Accessed 30 May. 2020.

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