Not worth a brass farthing

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Meaning

Worth next to nothing, cheap junk.

Origin

From 17th-century England, tied to coins; 'brass farthing' for low, slang by 1670s in a play for nix. A 1690s text uses it for a dud.

Variants

  • Brass farthing

Usage Examples

  • That's not worth a brass farthing-trash.
  • Not worth a brass farthing; pure junk.
  • Brass farthing; worthless stuff.

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