Fivebucks n. Starbucks, an American retail chain of coffee shops. Editorial Note: Common variants are Threebucks, Fourbucks, and Sixbucks. Much rarer are Sevenbucks and Eightbucks. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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