nickel

Definition

  • noun: a hard silver-white metal
  • noun: a silver-white hard malleable ductile metallic element capable of a high polish and resistant to corrosion that is used chiefly in alloys and as a catalyst

Examples

  • Customers are being 'nickeled-and-dimed' by the cell phone company. [=customers are being charged extra small fees by the cell phone company that will add up to a lot of money over time]

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Hey, Steve. Mike. Hey. Crappy game last night, huh? Yeah, they can't hit worth a nickel. Hey, listen, what's, um... what's Eileen McNamara doing in the ? Do you need something, Mike? No, just curious. Go be curious somewhere else. (..)
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