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idiomsth is not worth a wooden/plug nickel AmEAmE(also I wouldn't give a wooden/plug nickel for sth)used in order to said that something is not worth anything, or that something you have been told is not true:You want $500 for your truck? That thing's not worth a wooden nickel!I wouldn't give a plug nickel for that ridiculous story!NoteA nickel is a coin used in the US and Canada, worth five cents (1/20th of a dollar). A plug or wooden nickel is a false one.
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