English Reference
Idiom idiom

nickel tour

Meaning

Synonym of fifty-cent tour.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples
SIMPLE

“He gave me a quick nickel tour of the new office.”

CONTEXTUAL

“Before the meeting started, the manager gave the new employee a brief nickel tour of the building.”

COMPLEX

“After arriving at the laboratory, the lead scientist provided a hurried nickel tour of the equipment before the experiment began.”

Anchors to
Related idioms4entries
  1. 01

    fifty-cent tour

    A fast and general introduction to a place.

  2. 02

    nickel and dime

    Small time; operating on a small scale; involving small amounts of money; petty or cheap.

  3. 03

    nickel nurser

    A miser.

  4. 04

    not worth a plug nickel

    Having no or almost no value; worthless.

Last updated August 10, 2026