not worth a plugged nickel
English
Adjective
not worth a plugged nickel
- Alternative form of not worth a plug nickel.
- 1922, William MacLeod Raine, Man Size, ch. 22,
- I'm just telling you. Take this girl along, and your life's not worth a plugged nickel.
- 1922, William MacLeod Raine, Man Size, ch. 22,
Usage notes
- Of the alternative forms of this idiom, "not worth a plugged nickel" has a longer usage history than "not worth a plug nickel."