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not worth a plug nickel

not worth a plug nickel adjective: having no or almost no value; worthless.

Adjective

not worth a plug nickel

  1. (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

not worth a plug nickel meaning in Bengali

not worth a plug nickel in Bengali

মূল্যহীন

Synonyms of not worth a plug nickel

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Forms of not worth a plug nickel

alternative formnot worth a plugged nickel

Questions about not worth a plug nickel

What does not worth a plug nickel mean?
Not worth a plug nickel means having no or almost no value; worthless.
What is not worth a plug nickel in Bengali?
Not worth a plug nickel in Bengali is মূল্যহীন. See Not worth a plug nickel meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is not worth a plug nickel?
Not worth a plug nickel is an adjective.

Words near not worth a plug nickel in the dictionary

  1. not worth a brass farthing
  2. not worth a Continental
  3. not worth a cress
  4. not worth a curse
  5. not worth a dime
  6. not worth a plug nickel
  7. not worth a plugged nickel
  8. not worth a tinker's curse
  9. not worth a whistle
  10. not worth beans
  11. not worth hell room

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