ten-cent word | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic)Ashortandcommonwordusedin place ofa longer and moreuncommonone.Antonyms:five-dollar word,ten-dollar word,twenty-five cent word2013, Boris Fishman,The Creative Writer, Level Three: Building Your Craft‎[1], Peace Hill Press,→ISBN:One important note: Exchanging aten-cent word(“chew”) for a ten-dollar synonym (“masticate”) is NOT the point here. Overly fancy words are just that—overly fancy.

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