Nickel Definition & Meaning
nickel
- noun
- a hard malleable ductile silvery metallic element that is resistant to corrosion; used in alloys; occurs in pentlandite and smaltite and garnierite and millerite
- a United States coin worth one twentieth of a dollar
- five dollars worth of a drug; "a nickel bag of drugs"; "a nickel deck of heroin"
- verb
- plate with nickel; "nickel the plate"
"Nickel" in song lyrics
See how nickel is used in real songs:
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"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
Words that rhyme with nickel
Usage tips for "nickel"
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