ten cent

ten dollars.

when i was in the music business in the 50s, i'd get a call to play a gig -- i'd say "how much" -- he'd say "ten cent" --- ten bucks.

by oldbiker1 October 21, 2008

Ten-cent

Used to describe something incredibly good or favorable.

"Dude. She totally hooked me up with free sweet potato fries. That is so ten-cent."

by BurgerMeister March 10, 2012

ten cent millionaire

Someone who drives a Caddy, but cannot make the payments. Someone who has a new Lexus but lives in a trailor park. Someone who wears fashionable labels, but cannot afford lunch. Someone who just got their paycheck and is spending it to impress rather than paying their bills.

Example: Wow, two thousand dollar rims on a four hundred dollar car, he must be a "ten cent millionaire"

by sleeping grinch February 9, 2010

Ten cent word

A multi-syllabic word such as egregious.
Came about during a time when many writers were paid by the word. The assumption being that the longer the word the more the word was worth.

"I hate pretentious writers that gild trite work with ten cent words."

by Manhattan comma Chase September 24, 2011

Ten Cent Pistol

Drugs (usually heroin) laced with lethal amounts of poison. Arsenic is common. Used as revenge against addicts and dealers alike.

"You cross me, you get a ten cent pistol."

by Jason Gray May 15, 2006

Ten Cent Beer Night

Along with Disco Demolition Night, one of the stupidest nights in baseball history. June 4, 1974, Cleveland Stadium, Ohio. The Cleveland Indians were playing the Texas Rangers, and the Indians unwisely offered all the beer you can drink for ten cents. Many fans showed up drunk/stoned. Nonetheless, the game managed to make its way to the bottom of the ninth inning, tied 5-5. Fans had already been causing nonsense, and a fan decided to jump onto the field and steal a Texas baseball cap. The Rangers and drunk fans then swarmed the field, leading to a WWE style melee with hundreds of participants. An umpire forfeited the game to Texas and got bonked on the head with a seat.

Question: Which did you like better, Disco Demolition Night or Ten Cent Beer Night?
Answer: I guess the disco thing; everyone had a hangover after Ten Cent Beer Night.

by Nudnikdude November 18, 2013

Ten Cent Pistol

Low-rent, heinous substance that disfigures you, like homemade napalm.

Because they ruined her name
Well, she hit them with her ten cent pistol
And they've never been the same

by mr.tanen June 8, 2018