Nickel Definition & Meaning

nickel
noun
  1. a hard malleable ductile silvery metallic element that is resistant to corrosion; used in alloys; occurs in pentlandite and smaltite and garnierite and millerite
  2. a United States coin worth one twentieth of a dollar
  3. five dollars worth of a drug; "a nickel bag of drugs"; "a nickel deck of heroin"
verb
  1. plate with nickel; "nickel the plate"

"Nickel" in song lyrics

See how nickel is used in real songs:

  • "I be a 5th Ward Boy from the, uh, bloody nickel"
    5th Ward Boyz f/ Willie D (of Geto Boys) — PWA
  • "tryin' to make a million out this little ol' dime and this nickel"
    Aceyalone — Makeba
  • "One nickel"
    Beanie Sigel — What a Thug About

Usage tips for "nickel"

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