Meanings
- idiomaticWorth nothing or next to nothing.
2005, Jeremy Page, "Russia is now ripe for freedom revolution, warns Solzhenitsyn," timesonline.com (UK), 7 Jun. (retrieved 29 Sep. 2008), Democracy is not worth a brass farthing if it is being installed by bayonets.
1 more example
One's own private knowledge of a man's character is not worth a brass farthing as legal evidence.
1915, Sax Rohmer, chapter 24, in The Yellow ClawSynonyms: good for nothing, not worth a plug nickel, rubbish, worthless
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveWorth nothing or next to nothing.
Translations
French ne pas valoir tripette
- ne pas valoir tripetteworth nothing
Italian non valere una cicca
- non valere una ciccaworth nothing
Swedish inte värd ett rött öre, inte värd ett ruttet lingon
- inte värd ett rött öreworth nothing
- inte värd ett ruttet lingonworth nothing
- inte värd ett korvöreworth nothing
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not worth a brass farthing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/not%20worth%20a%20brass%20farthing
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