not worth a Continental

English

Etymology

From the rapid depreciation of Continental currency, an early American money that became worthless towards the end of the American Revolutionary War.

Adjective

not worth a Continental (not comparable)

  1. (US, idiomatic) worthless, lacking in value, especially due to economic inflation.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:worthless
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