dime-store
Five-and-ten outlet
Dime-store describes something cheap, common, or lacking sophistication—from the five-and-dime stores that sold inexpensive goods.
A dime-store novel is pulpy and disposable.
A dime-store philosopher peddles shallow wisdom.
The term carries dismissive connotations: dime-store psychology, dime-store romance.
As a noun, a dime store was a variety store where most items cost five or ten cents.
Low in price
- inexpensiveLow in cost
- flimsyWeak and easily damaged
- bargainFavorable purchase price
- knockoffUnauthorized replica product
imitation · low-quality · mass-produced · disposable · tacky · shoddy · cut-rate · budget
Historic five-and-ten chain
- notionsFleeting mental impressions
- counterFlat service surface
- bargain binDiscounted merchandise container
- merchandiseCommercial products offered
shopkeeper · aisles · cash register · penny candy · checkout · sundries · trinkets · knickknacks
Heritage artifacts or music
- mid-centuryHalfway through a hundred
- postwarAfter hostilities end
- vintageQuality from past eras
- retroEvoking recent past
Main Street · small-town · bygone · innocence · childhood · old-fashioned · simpler times · Norman Rockwell
Nonprofessional participant
- unsophisticatedLacking refinement or complexity
- half-bakedInsufficiently planned or considered
- amateurishLacking professional skill
- two-bitPetty and inferior
bush-league · rinky-dink · penny-ante · small-time · low-rent · cut-rate · third-rate · bargain-basement
cheap
Low in price
- inexpensiveLow in cost
- flimsyWeak and easily damaged
- bargainFavorable purchase price
knockoff · imitation · low-quality · mass-produced · disposable · tacky · shoddy · cut-rate · budget · plastic
Woolworth's
Historic five-and-ten chain
- notionsFleeting mental impressions
- counterFlat service surface
- bargain binDiscounted merchandise container
merchandise · shopkeeper · aisles · cash register · penny candy · checkout · sundries · trinkets · knickknacks · impulse buy
Americana
Heritage artifacts or music
- mid-centuryHalfway through a hundred
- postwarAfter hostilities end
- vintageQuality from past eras
retro · Main Street · small-town · bygone · innocence · childhood · old-fashioned · simpler times · Norman Rockwell · 1950s
amateur
Nonprofessional participant
- unsophisticatedLacking refinement or complexity
- half-bakedInsufficiently planned or considered
- amateurishLacking professional skill
two-bit · bush-league · rinky-dink · penny-ante · small-time · low-rent · cut-rate · third-rate · bargain-basement · wannabe
dime-storehigh-quality
Exceptionally well-made
premium · luxury · high-end · artisanal · handcrafted
dime-storesophisticated
Worldly and cultured
profound · serious · substantive · professional · erudite
dime, store, dimes, stores, stored, storing, storage, storable