Definition
A fast and general introduction to a place.
Origins
An adaptation of earlier nickel tour accounting for inflation.
In Context
- "Let me give you the fifty-cent tour of the office."
- "Spider then gave me the fifty-cent tour of the facility, showing me all the various departments and telling me their functions."
- "Investigator Bays quickly gave his young rookie the fifty-cent tour of downtown."
- "“Well,” she said boldly, “if you're looking for ways to keep out of the house, I'd be happy to take you on the fifty-cent tour of the island sometime.”"
Also Said As
- ten-cent tour
- nickel tour