five-and-ten

noun

A five-and-dime.

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Meanings

nounfive-and-ten (plural five-and-tens)

plural five-and-tens · alternative five and ten

  1. USA five-and-dime.

    Christmas toys—windup robots and air guns and painted trains—filled the front window of the five-and-ten.

    2019, Colson Whitehead, The Nickel Boys, Fleet, page 121

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
dollar store
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APA

five-and-ten. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/five-and-ten

MLA

“five-and-ten.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/five-and-ten. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “five-and-ten,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/five-and-ten.

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