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ten-cent

adj

Etymology

From a time when 10¢ was a commonly encountered price for cheap goods and services.

Definitions

  1. two-bit (insignificant or worthless)

    two-bit (insignificant or worthless); cheap (both inexpensive and poorly made).

    • Near-synonyms: poor man's; (present-day analogues) dollar-store, Wish.com, (UK) Poundland, pound-shop, Tesco Value, BTEC
    • Forget that frickin' ten-cent supplier. From now on, we'll buy only from trusted partners.
    • Enough of these ten-cent tools. From now on, we'll buy only the good stuff that doesn't break so easily.

  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see ten, cent: costing 10¢.

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Derived

ten-cent store, ten-cent tour, ten-cent word

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA