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tinker's damn
tin·ker's damn also tin·ker's dam (tĭng′kərz)n. Slang The smallest degree or amount: property that is not worth a tinker's damn.
[Probably from the reputation of tinkers for cursing.]tinker's damn or tinker's cussnslang the slightest heed (esp in the phrase not give a tinker's damn or cuss)tin′ker's damn′ (or dam′),
n. the least bit; hoot; damn: not worth a tinker's damn. [1830–40; from tinkers' alleged habit of cursing frequently (hence weakening the force of a curse)] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | tinker's damn - something of little value; "his promise is not worth a damn"; "not worth one red cent"; "not worth shucks"damn, darn, red cent, shucks, tinker's dam, hoot, shitworthlessness, ineptitude - having no qualities that would render it valuable or useful; "the drill sergeant's intent was to convince all the recruits of their worthlessness" |
tinker's damn
a tinker's damnrude slang That which has little or no value. Fred doesn't give a tinker's damn about what anyone else thinks of him. I was so excited when my grandfather said he'd give me his car, but this old clunker isn't worth a tinker's damn.See also: damntinker's damnSomething of no value. Itinerant tinsmiths known as tinkers were roughand- ready men who saw no reason to watch their language. They swore so frequently that their curse words had no value for emphasis or anything else, and so something that was said to be worth a tinker's damn had no merit or value at all.See also: damntinker's damn
Synonyms for tinker's damnnoun something of little valueSynonyms- damn
- darn
- red cent
- shucks
- tinker's dam
- hoot
- shit
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