See red cent on Wiktionary
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"etymology_text": "Probably from the color of the copper from which the coin was minted. Prior to 1909, a brighter nickel-based cent was used, often called the white cent. It is also possible that the red originally referred to the obverse bearing an Indian head stamp. See Indian Head cent.",
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"A copper penny."
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"(US) A copper penny."
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"text": "I wouldn't pay one red cent for a ticket.",
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"text": "Snorkey. But I ain't got two cents. What's a fellow to do if he hasn't got a red?",
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"ref": "1989 December 10, John Zeh, quoting Tony Allen, “AIDS Groups' Execs Arrested In D.C.”, in Gay Community News, volume 17, number 22, page 1:",
"text": "Day by day for two-and-a-half years, I've seen resources diminishing, disappearing. We're begging, damn near down on our knees, and not getting one red cent.",
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"ref": "2011, Jann Arden, Falling Backwards: A Memoir, page 158:",
"text": "My dad said he wasn't going to pay the bastards ten red cents.",
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"A very small amount of money."
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"(US, colloquial, chiefly in the negative) A very small amount of money."
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"A copper penny."
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"(US) A copper penny."
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