not worth a Continental
(US, idiomatic) worthless, lacking in value, especially due to economic inflation.
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#1·Apr 27, 2026
(US, idiomatic) worthless, lacking in value, especially due to economic inflation.
Origin: From the rapid depreciation of Continental currency, an early American money that became worthless towards the end of the American Revolutionary War. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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