"not worth hell room" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} not worth hell room (not comparable)
  1. (US, slang, idiomatic, dated) worthless Tags: US, dated, idiomatic, not-comparable, slang
    Sense id: en-not_worth_hell_room-en-adj-3dpeJaFQ Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header

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