dime museum

noun

A cheap show similar to a carnival.

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Meanings

noundime museum (plural dime museums)

plural dime museums

  1. UShistoricalA cheap show similar to a carnival.
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APA

dime museum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dime%20museum

MLA

“dime museum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dime%20museum. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dime museum,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dime%20museum.

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