five-and-dime noun4 •(US) A store selling inexpensive items.I got my first real six-string / Bought it at the five-and-dime / Played it 'til my fingers bled / Was the summer of '69 — 1985 •(slang) A two pair, composed of fives and tens. •(slang) A five and a ten as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em. •(US, slang) The 5th Battalion 10th Marines, a US artillery battalion.Admiral Fitzwallace: A three hour patrol of the no-fly with the five-and-dime. — 2000 formsfive and dimes · five-and-dimes