English

Noun

brass farthing ‎(plural brass farthings)

1. (idiomatic) Something worthless or of small value.
   • 1906, Joseph Conrad, The Mirror of the Sea, ch. 27,

     The man, as a matter of fact, under no circumstances, ever cared a brass farthing for what I or anybody else in his ship thought.

Synonyms

• plug nickel / plugged nickel

Related terms

• not worth a brass farthing