Woolworth
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5.5
- proper noun
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Woolworth
- I should add, we did all of our shopping in Woolworth's, Newberry's, and Kresge's five-and-ten cent stores.
- Woolworth lunch counter
- Woolworth store
- Woolworth lunch
And I'm working as a warehouse man in Woolworths in Welling and I love the job.
- And I'm working as a warehouse man in Woolworths in Welling and I love the job.
- Yeah, that phone was bought in Manchester, in Woolworths.
- I think people need to get much smarter about how Sears or Woolworths or Blockbuster go out of business.
- But you know, when you think of heritage brands like Woolworths, you know, doing things the way they'd always done things.
- So those are the first new clothes I've been bought since Woolworths for Florida.
- No, not as far as I know, as there's one piece that the guy who went to Woolworths.
- So if that dude kicks you in the ass, bro, he, he might fucking, it might, you know, the, the foot might be from Woolworths, you know, or from Macy's.
Examples
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I wore those paper minidresses that cost a dollar at Woolworth's.
Fiction book (1998) -
They're going to Woolworth's.
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I suddenly have the sense of sitting at the lunch counter in Woolworth.
Fiction book (1994) -
You will then go down to Woolworth's and buy me something...
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The next day, Saturday, I was allowed to go by myself to Woolworth's to buy more.
Fiction book (1997) -
We should go into Woolworth's, sit at the counter, and ask for coffee.
Fiction book (2002) -
You'll have to go to Woolworth's and buy one, I think.
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They were on sale at Woolworth's.
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At lunchtime, she wandered the streets, looked in store windows, and ate a sandwich at Woolworth's counter.
Fiction book (1990) -
My grandmother used to shop at Woolworth because it offered such affordable prices on household items.
Synonyms
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1.0
A large American chain of stores that sells food and home goods at low prices
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3.0
A group of shops owned by the same company that sell goods at low prices
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7.9
A common name for the Woolworths supermarket chain in Australia and South Africa
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Etymology
Woolworth as the name of the old store chain comes from the founder's surname, which is made of wool 'wool' and worth 'enclosed farm'. A helpful way to remember the shops is to think of 'worth' as 'value', since the stores were known for low prices and good value.