"fifty-cent tour" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fifty-cent tours [plural]
Etymology: An adaptation of earlier nickel tour accounting for inflation. Etymology templates: {{m|en|nickel tour}} nickel tour Head templates: {{en-noun}} fifty-cent tour (plural fifty-cent tours)
  1. (US, idiomatic, derogatory, usually humorous) A fast and general introduction to a place. Tags: US, derogatory, humorous, idiomatic, usually Categories (topical): Fifty Synonyms: nickel tour [dated], 50 cent tour, 50-cent tour, fifty cent tour
    Sense id: en-fifty-cent_tour-en-noun-G1lNRigY Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header

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