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nickel
noun- a five-year prison sentence US
- Fritz was glad to attract so much attention and he talked complacently about his “nickel” in Lexington. — William Burroughs, Junkie, p. 42, 1953
- And they probably got nickels and dimes, and you got an “Under Pressure” 6-month cure. — Clarence Cooper Jr., The Farm, p. 80, 1967
- — Malcolm Braly, On the Yard, p. c, 1967
- Well, it’s only a nickel, even if they stick it all to you, you can still see the end of it. — Malcolm Braly, On the Yard, p. 80, 1967
- I could do a nickel in those places and I wouldn’t mind. — Joseph Wambaugh, The Blue Knight, p. 29, 1973
- I just did a nickel in Terminal Island. — Gerald Petievich, Money Men, p. 33, 1981
- She started to scan the charges against him. “This guy did a nickel in Raiford.” — Stephen Cannell, King Con, p. 79, 1997
- The Dyar Boys are doing a nickel at Chinio. — Gone in 60 Seconds, 2000
- “Caught a new case outta Reno, dawg, looking at a fucking nickel.” — Jimmy Lerner, You Got Nothing Coming, p. 27, 2002
- five dollars US, 1946
- “Where’s that nickel you owe me, Geo?” Lou said from where he stood at the draining board of the sink. — Alexander Trocchi, Cain’s Book, p. 165, 1960
- “I certainly would appreciate it if you could give us some kind of room for a nickel.” — Stephen Schneck, The Nightclerk, p. 10, 1965
- [F]ive dollars is a nickel and 40 dollars is 40 cents. — Phil Hirsch, Hooked, pp. 59–60, 1968
- in American casinos, a five-dollar betting chip US
- — Lee Solkey, Dummy Up and Deal, p. 116, 1980
- — Steve Kuriscak, Casino Talk, p. 39, 1985
- five hundred dollars US, 1974
- — Bay Sports Review, p. 8, November 1991
- a mediocre object or situation US
- — Gary Fairmont R. Filosa II, The Surfer’s Almanac, p. 190, 1977
- the Republic F-103 Thunderchief military aircraft US
- I have seen them in their Nickels when their eyes were dancing flame. — Joseph Tuso, Singing the Vietnam Blues, p. 22, 1990: Air Force Lament
▶ the Nickel
Fifth Street, Los Angeles US, 2006- — Mike Shamos, The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Billiards, p. 154, 1993
- We finally left the squalor of Fifth Street, known as the Nickel. — Stephen J. Cannell, White Sister, p. 3, 2006
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