Definition of a five-dollar word

five-dollar word    

noun

• a fancy word.

                                                                         
  
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  • See more words with the same meaning: expensive, fancy, high quality.

  Last edited on Apr 25 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 21 2009.

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Other terms relating to 'expensive, fancy, high quality':
fancy-pants	Definitions include: upscale.
swish	Definitions include: an effeminate guy.
lush	Definitions include: a person who drinks frequently.
booshi	Definitions include: misspelling of bourgee.
spendy	Definitions include: expensive.
mint	Definitions include: attractive, usually applying to a male.
shmancy	Definitions include: fancy.
steep	Definitions include: expensive.
fancy schmancy	Definitions include: overly fancy.
bling bling	Definitions include: any expensive, flashy, or shiny jewelry, usually gold or silver, esp. bracelets, chains, earrings.
pricey	Definitions include: expensive.
flash	Definitions include: meaning fancy, stunning or anything that looks extraordinarily good.
high-tone	Definitions include: refined; classy.
bourgee	Definitions include: "bourgeois".
tony	Definitions include: upscale, elegant, luxurious.
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Slang terms with the same root words

Other terms relating to 'dollar':
a dollar three eighty	Definitions include: a non-specified price.
a dollar three eightyfive	Definitions include: a non-specified price.
dollar	Definitions include: cheap
dollars	Definitions include: great.
dollars to donuts	Definitions include: abbreviated form of "I'd bet you dollars to donuts".
feel like a million dollars	Definitions include: to feel great.
feel like a thousand dollars	Definitions include: to feel good.
look like a million dollars	Definitions include: to look excellent.
million-dollar body with a food stamp face	Definitions include: a person with a very ugly face but a very sexy body has a "million-dollar body with a food stamp face".
Other terms relating to 'five':
5-0	Definitions include: the police.
5000	Definitions include: leaving.
5-0'd	Definitions include: in jail
516	Definitions include: a "Long Island Ice Tea" (also called a "Long Island Iced Tea") which is a strong alcoholic mixed drink.
5 by 5	Definitions include: See five by five.
5 o	Definitions include: the police.
5-oh	Definitions include: the police.
9 to 5	Definitions include: See nine to five.
Audi 5000	Definitions include: to leave or exit quickly.
call five	Definitions include: to reserve something for the next five minutes, while one is absent.
fist of fives	Definitions include: a punch.
five	Definitions include: leaving.
five by five	Definitions include: fine, good, okay.
five finger	Definitions include: stolen, lifted, heisted, boosted, shoplifted.
five-finger discount	Definitions include: a pretend occurrence during which stealing is permitted.
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Other terms relating to 'word':
'c' word	Definitions include: "cunt".
c-word	Definitions include: the word "cunt".
'c' word, the	Definitions include: the word "cunt".
eat (one's) words	Definitions include: to suffer the consequences of verbalizing something that was incorrect.
four-letter word	Definitions include: a swear word.
'f' word, the	Definitions include: fuck.
get a word in edgeways	Definitions include: to have an opportunity to speak.
good word	Definitions include: any good news, ideas, or thoughts.
IOW	Definitions include: acronym for "in other words".
magic word, the	Definitions include: "please."
mark my words	Definitions include: "remember what I say."
mum's the word.	Definitions include: "I will not reveal the secret."
my word	Definitions include: exclamation of surprise.
'n' word, the	Definitions include: the word "nigger", which is extremely offensive.
the word is go	Definitions include: Indicates everything is ready, that plans or actions can proceed.
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