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plugged nickel

plugged nickel is the alternative form 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

Forms of plugged nickel

pluralplugged nickels

Questions about plugged nickel

What is plugged nickel the alternative form of?
Plugged nickel is the alternative form of plug nickel.

Words near plugged nickel in the dictionary

  1. plugged
  2. plugged and played
  3. plugged away
  4. plugged in
  5. plugged into
  6. plugged nickel
  7. plugged nickels
  8. plugged out
  9. plugged up
  10. plugged-in
  11. plugger

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