not worth a plugged nickel

A form of not worth a plug nickel — Having no or almost no value; worthless.

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Meanings

adjective
  1. alternativeAlternative form of not worth a plug nickel.

    I'm just telling you. Take this girl along, and your life's not worth a plugged nickel.

    1922, William MacLeod Raine, chapter 22, in Man Size
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APA

not worth a plugged nickel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/not%20worth%20a%20plugged%20nickel

MLA

“not worth a plugged nickel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/not%20worth%20a%20plugged%20nickel. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “not worth a plugged nickel,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/not%20worth%20a%20plugged%20nickel.

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