not worth a whistle
not worth a whistle adjective: worthless or pointless.
Adjective
not worth a whistle (not comparable)
- Worthless or pointless.
- We are a set of worthless fellows not worth a whistle.1848, Blanchard Jerrold, The disgrace to the family: A story of social distinctions, page 92
- “The life of a Negro in Mississippi is not worth a whistle,” one of the European newspapers reported.2010, Yuvraj Ramsaroop, Realizing the American Dream, →ISBN
Synonyms of not worth a whistle
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- good-for-naught
- good-for-nothing
- goodless
- ineffectual
- jabberwocky
- junky
- mouldy
- no-account
- no good / no-good
- nonvaluable
- not worth a damn
- not worth a dime
- not worth a plug nickel
- not worth a brass farthing
- not worth a cent
- not worth a cress
- not worth a curse
- not worth a Continental
- not worth a farthing
- not worth a nickel
- not worth a penny
- not worth salt
- of no value
- pissass
- punk
- putid
- rubbishy
- scabbed
- scummy
- shand
Questions about not worth a whistle
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- Not worth a whistle means worthless or pointless.
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- Not worth a whistle is an adjective.
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