+356 When you hear "Nickelodeon" you think of the children's network, not what it originally meant: a jukebox, amirite?

by Anonymous 11 years ago

The more you know! *rainbow*

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Huh, I always thought it was the type of movie theater.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

It is

by Anonymous 11 years ago

...NICKELODEON HAS ANOTHER MEANING?! -shocked 90s kid

by Anonymous 11 years ago

NO BECAUSE YOU'RE WRONG! It was an old movie theater. angry

by Anonymous 11 years ago

... I'm not wrong, calm down... that's another meaning of it, they're both right it's just that nickelodeon was informal for jukebox and calling a movie theater with a 5¢ admission fee is uncommon... pretty much historical.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Here's the definition in the New Oxford American Dictionary: nickelodeon |ˌnikəˈlōdēən| noun 1 informal dated a jukebox, originally one operated by the insertion of a nickel coin. 2 historical a movie theater with an admission fee of one nickel.

by Anonymous 11 years ago