"not worth a plug nickel" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Audio: En-au-not worth a plug nickel.ogg
Head templates: {{head|en|adjective|head=not worth a plug nickel}} not worth a plug nickel
  1. (chiefly US, idiomatic) Having no or almost no value; worthless. Tags: US, idiomatic Synonyms: worthless, not worth a brass farthing, not worth a plugged nickel Related terms: don't take any wooden nickels, plug nickel, plugged nickel
    Sense id: en-not_worth_a_plug_nickel-en-adj-FGxQugrE Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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