nickelodeon

N1I1C3K5E1L1O1D2E1O1N1
US/ˌnɪk.əˈloʊ.di.n̩/

noun

A small, rudimentary movie theater that charged five cents for admission, popular in North America from about 1905 to 1915.

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jukebox
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Meanings

nickelodeon1

nounnickelodeon (plural nickelodeons)

plural nickelodeons

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Nickelodeon.

Nickelodeon2

nounNickelodeon (plural Nickelodeons)

plural Nickelodeons · alternative nickelodeon

  1. historicalA small, rudimentary movie theater that charged five cents for admission, popular in North America from about 1905 to 1915.
  2. A coin-operated player piano, often elaborated with percussion, banjos, bells, whistles, and other musical instruments and noise-makers.
  3. An American jukebox operated by nickels.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna cabinet containing an automatic record player; records are played by inserting a coin

Similar
jukebox
Broader
record playerphonograph
Also see
jukebox

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From nickel (“coin worth 5 cents”) + odeon.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with nickelodeon

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APA

nickelodeon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nickelodeon

MLA

“nickelodeon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nickelodeon. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nickelodeon,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nickelodeon.

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