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plug nickels

plug nickels is the plural of plug nickel.

Meaning of plug nickel

Noun

plug nickel (plural plug nickels)

  1. (US, colloquial) A nearly worthless amount.
    • Others estimate that each consumer's data is virtually worthless to the consumer; "Most of [consumers'] information, on an open market, is not worth a plug nickel," said Bruce Belair, a Washington-based lawyer.1997 March 6, Neil Munro, “Putting a Price Tag on Privacy”, in washingtontechnology.com, retrieved 28 Sep 2008

Questions about plug nickels

What is plug nickels the plural of?
Plug nickels is the plural of plug nickel.

Words near plug nickels in the dictionary

  1. plug hat
  2. plug hats
  3. plug in
  4. plug into
  5. plug nickel
  6. plug nickels
  7. plug out
  8. plug point
  9. plug rod
  10. plug rods
  11. plug tap

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