NICKELODEON


Meaning of NICKELODEON in English

[ ˌnɪkə'ləʊdɪən ]

■ noun N. Amer.

1》 informal, dated a jukebox, originally one operated by the insertion of a nickel.

2》 historical a cinema charging one nickel.

Origin

early 20th cent.: from nickel + a shortened form of melodeon .

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