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Definition of nickel-and-diming me

nickel-and-dime

verb - transitive

  • to impoverish someone through small expenses.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

    Citation from "I Can't Stan You", American Dad! (TV), Season 3 Episode 17 (2007) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

    Last edited on Jul 17 2016. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 11 2009.

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