dime-store

adjective

\ 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

noun

Definition of dime store (Entry 2 of 2)

: five-and-ten

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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 Kmart has its roots in a five-and-dime store S.S. Kresge founded in 1897 in Memphis, Tennessee. — John Sowell, idahostatesman, "Shoppers lament loss of Kmart as its last Treasure Valley store prepares to close," 1 June 2018 His mother, the former Ida Cohen, worked in a dime store. — Bryan Marquard, BostonGlobe.com, "Stanley Lieberson, Harvard sociologist who studied language, race, and first names, dies at 84," 31 May 2018 The 1907 Italianate building that once housed the five-and-dime store is now Object Limited, a shoppable boutique lodging. — Roger Naylor, azcentral, "Best hotels in Bisbee, AZ: From plush to retro-kitsch to maybe haunted," 20 Apr. 2018 When the sit-ins at Woolworth's dime store downtown made the news, her parents' half-truths started to come undone. — USA TODAY, "Nashville and the Destiny of Dissent," 15 Apr. 2018

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The first known use of dime-store was circa 1928

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dime-store

adjective

English Language Learners Definition of dime-store

(Entry 1 of 2)

informal : poor or inferior in quality

dime store

noun

English Language Learners Definition of dime store (Entry 2 of 2)

US, old-fashioned : a store that sells inexpensive goods

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