Buffalo Nickel

A street/slang term that often means cheap, of sub par quality or of high commodity that it is essentially worthless.
Can be universally worked as a noun or verbal tense.
Slang term in the Gay Male Community for “shitty $5 handjob”.

Guy 1: “Wow that porno sure seemed really lacklustre.”

Guy 2: “Yea, almost like the bottom buffalo nickel’d that dom top.”

by Venicexbitchxx April 26, 2022

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

by jondich September 20, 2022

Rude nickel

A phrase used to describe someone being disrespectful. Used in a friendly context. Interchangeable with "stinker."

"Don't be such a rude nickel."

by Alligator12345 October 3, 2022

Nickel Fish

Picking up every available overtime shift and pretending it’s to help everyone else

Bedinghaus is a real Nickel Fish. He’s always at work

by Gilps May 18, 2022

Drop a dime for a nickel

Willing to turn someone in or call the cops even at personal cost.

Derived from 'drop a dime' i.e. 'snitch' combined with 'I would do that for a nickel'

A: "Don't tell him, he'll turn you in"
B: "But wouldn't he get in trouble too?"
A: "He would drop a dime for a nickel"

by TinMoths December 18, 2021

Nickels to Niggas

Money that isn't worth wasting time to chase.

Kevin: Ayo, I heard the barbershop got a $5 prize hotdog eating competition!
D'Shawn: Man that's just nickels to niggas. I got real money to make.

by Sunny S. April 2, 2022

shiniest nickel in the piggy bank

when a person is so unintelligent that they cannot comprehend even the most remedial concepts of education

Jerome did not understand what the scientific term for water, h2o was - he damn sure is not the shiniest nickel in the piggy bank.

by Samran53 December 22, 2020