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TINKER'S DAMN

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Dictionary entry overview: What does tinker's damn mean?

• TINKER'S DAMN (noun)
The noun TINKER'S DAMN has 1 sense:

1. something of little value

Familiarity information: TINKER'S DAMN used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• TINKER'S DAMN (noun)

Sense 1

tinker's damn ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Something of little value

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

damn; red cent; shucks; tinker's dam; tinker's damn; darn; hoot; shit

Context examples:

his promise is not worth a damn / not worth one red cent / not worth shucks

Hypernyms ("tinker's damn" is a kind of...):

ineptitude; worthlessness (having no qualities that would render it valuable or useful)

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