red cent

Definitions

1. A copper penny.
   US
2. A very small amount of money.
   US, colloquial

Equivalents

Examples

“I wouldn't pay⟳ one red cent for a ticket.”

“Snorkey. But I ain't got two cents. What's a fellow to do if he hasn't got a red?”

“Day by day for two-and-a-half years, I've seen resources diminishing, disappearing. We're begging, damn near down on our knees, and not getting one red cent.”

“My dad said he wasn't going to pay⟳ the bastards ten red cents.”

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