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not worth a red cent not worth a red centWorthless. I don't know how I'm going to tell that woman that her prized collectibles are not worth a red cent.See also: cent, not, red, worthred cent, not worth/don't have aWorthless; bankrupt or broke. The cent has long been the lowest denomination of American coin, and “red” refers to the fact that it used to be made of copper. The expression dates from the early nineteenth century. J. S. Jones used it in People’s Lawyer (ca. 1839): “It would not have cost you a red cent.”See also: have, not, red, worth |