brass farthing
Tiny British denomination
A brass farthing is something of negligible value.
The farthing was the smallest British coin, worth a quarter of a penny, and a brass one would be worthless—not even legal tender.
The phrase survives mainly in negative constructions: I don't care a brass farthing what he thinks.
It's not worth a brass farthing.
- pennyOne-cent piece
- red centIdiomatic worthless sum
- two centsInformal term for opinion
- coinStamped metal currency
- nugatoryWithout worth or effect
money · small change · pocket money · negligible · currency · pittance · triviality · farthings · obsolete · insignificance · paltry · groat · worthless · inconsequential · mintage · change · plug nickel · wooden nickel
monetary/intrinsic value
brass farthingfortune
Wealth or destiny
king's ransom · gold mine · treasure · million dollars · mint
brass, brassy, brassier, brassiest, farthing, brazen, brazier