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Red cent

noun, slang

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Noun
  1. 1
    A copper penny. US
  2. 2
    something of little value wordnet
  3. 3
    A very small amount of money. US, colloquial

    "I wouldn't pay one red cent for a ticket."

Etymology

Probably from the color of the copper from which the coin was minted. Prior to 1864, a brighter nickel-based cent was used, often called the white cent. It is also possible that the red originally referred to the obverse bearing an Indian head stamp. See Indian Head cent.

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