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TG&Y was a five and dime, or chain of variety stores and larger discount stores in the United States.At its peak, there were more than 900 stores in 29 states. Starting out during the Great Depression in rural areas and eventually moving into cities, TG&Y stores were firmly embedded in southern culture as modern-day general stores with a bit of everything.
Dime Store: From 5 & dime [8] Homosexual: A gay reference, as you cannot make a straight with a ten and a five in your hand. Five and Dime [48] From nickname "Dimes" as a dime is a United States coin worth 10 cents. A Five and Dime is a type of variety store. Merfs: A draw poker game where tens and fives are wild [30] Woolworths: The Five and ...
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Grant's distinguished itself as a "25-cent store," implying a classier degree of retail than your average dime store. At its peak in the 1960s, there were more than 1,000 W.T. Grant Co. and Grant ...
5 y 10 in San Juan, Puerto Rico in 1937. Dollar store, $1.25 store, 99-cent store, etc. in the United States and Canada plus other names. Dollar store is used predominantly, even when the maximum price is higher than one dollar. Some chains emphasize that the price is an even amount: $2, $5, etc., instead of having odd, "uneven" prices.
Five-and-dime, dime store, a store selling cheap merchandise; a dime a dozen, so abundant as to be worth little (UK: ten a penny); on a dime, in a small space ("turn on a dime", UK: turn on a sixpence) or immediately ("stop on a dime", UK: stop on a sixpence); nickel-and-dime, originally an adjective meaning "involving small amounts of money ...
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