A few days ago
Where did the phrase “a dime a dozen” originate?
Where did the phrase “a dime a dozen” originate?
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The same place we got the old classifications for sizes of nails. Something that was ‘a dime a dozen’ could be found at a general store for ten cents a dozen…hence the phrase.
Nails used to be classified as ‘three-penny,’ ‘ten-penny,’ etc., the larger the number, the smaller the nail. This comes from the number of nails that could be bought for a penny. Three-penny nails were three for a penny…you get the picture.
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5 years ago
Most of us know the meaning of the phrase ‘Dime a dozen’ as something cheap and available aplenty. What exactly is the origin behind the expression? I hope this isn’t too obvious, but something being ‘a dime a dozen’ simply means that it is cheap and plentiful – a dime is a small coin and to get a dozen for that makes something inexpensive. bread rolls or small cakes would be candidates for the origin as they are traditoinally sold ‘by the dozen’. So it was probably back when everything was a penny so getting 12 items for 10 cents was a bargain.
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A few days ago
There is no certain answer but it probably originated with the “five and dime” stores that disappeared years ago (Woolworths, Kresge). Everything was 5 and 10 cents like the dollar stores now. They probably had 12 pins for a dime and they were know as cheap stores.
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A few days ago
its a phrase used to say something is common like i cant spell people like me come a dime a dozen
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A few days ago
It refers to something inexpensive. “Those gorilla turds are a dime a dozen!”
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A few days ago
i think it has to do with baking – like a dozen.
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