not worth a plug nickel en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(US, idiomatic) Having no or almost no value; worthless.
In the screenplay by Lorenzo Semple Jr., and David Rayfiel, Turner very early on stumbles upon the existence of a kind of super-C.I.A. within the C.I.A., after which his life is not worth a plug nickel.
1975 Sep. 25, Vincent Canby, "Redford a CIA Eccentric in Three Days of Condor" (film review), New York Times, p. 60
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| not worth a plugged nickel | alternative | lexicographic |
Relateds
plugged nickel · plug nickel · don't take any wooden nickels
Synonyms
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