nickel and dime

When banks secretly charge and take money from you for stupid violations and penalties: ie ATM machines, limited checking, under the minimum balance of an account, etc. and usually result in pissing off their customers and gaining more money.

"Shit! I had $99.50 in my savings, but since the bank minimum is $100 for the account to stay active, they took out $4.50 in penalty fees!"
"Damn Tom, they're nickel and diming your ass!"

nickel and dime by didjitmachines June 10, 2004

nickel and dime

small-time; paltry

Nickel and dime dope dealers

nickel and dime by The Thinker June 21, 2003

nickel and dime

From the construction subculture, a verb meaning "the act of bargaining down a price for something way below reasonable rates."

"that contractor nickle and dimed my wages down to rates that were low for 5 years ago. But i need a jobbie real bad right now"

nickel and dime by ed woodro March 9, 2004

nickel and dime store 

See dime. A nickel and dime store is a group of mixed dimes and non-dimes, i.e. attractive and unattractive people.

Some of those chicks over there are hot, but the others aren't, it's a nickel and dime store.

nickel and dime store by Luhtarian April 28, 2007

nickel and dime

petty hustle. a cat hustlin with no means makin no money.not workin' wit quarters or birds

"yo let me get a dime"
"naw, dawg cant even fuck wit u aint got no less but a quarter"

nickel and dime by miss thang March 22, 2004

Nickel and Dime Economics 

Governments tax people through excess fees, legal penalties, and other forms of taxation in the hope to recoup revenue.

one city in Missouri imposed many new fines and taxes to add revenue to their budget. The method they implemented is called Nickel and Dime Economics

Nickel and Dime Economics by jondich September 20, 2022

nickel with a dime chaser 

prison term where you could be in for 5 years and up to 10

first time offender on assault with a deadly waepon easily looking at a nickel with a dime chaser

nickel with a dime chaser by cornell December 25, 2006