- tinker's damn
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also tinker's dam
noun
Etymology: probably from the tinkers' reputation for blasphemy
Date: 1839
a minimum amount or degree (as of care) <didn't give a tinker's damn about poetry — James Blish>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
tinker's damn
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tinker's damn — or tinker s dam n. [< TINKER + DAMN: with reference to the lowly status and reputed profane speech of tinkers] something of no value: now chiefly in the phrase not worth a tinker s damn … English World dictionary
tinker's damn — noun something of little value his promise is not worth a damn not worth one red cent not worth shucks • Syn: ↑damn, ↑darn, ↑hoot, ↑red cent, ↑shit, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
tinker's damn — 1. the least value or merit; nothing or anything at all: It s not worth a tinker s damn. 2. care or give a tinker s damn, to have or feel little or no concern; be unaffected or unmoved: I don t care a tinker s damn for their opinions. Also,… … Universalium
tinker's damn — tin′ker s damn′ (or dam′) n. cvb the least bit; hoot; damn: not worth a tinker s damn[/ex] • Etymology: 1830–40; from tinkers alleged habit of cursing frequently (hence weakening the force of a curse) … From formal English to slang
tinker's damn — See: NOT WORTH A TINKER S DAMN … Dictionary of American idioms
tinker's damn — See: NOT WORTH A TINKER S DAMN … Dictionary of American idioms
tinker's\ damn — See: not worth a tinker s damn … Словарь американских идиом
tinker's damn — noun a worthless amount Syn: tinkers cuss … Wiktionary
not\ worth\ a\ tinker's\ damn — • not worth a tinker s dam • not worth a tinker s damn adj. phr. informal Not worth anything; valueless. As a bricklayer he was not worth a tinker s damn. I am not familiar with the subject so my opinion would not be worth a tinker s dam … Словарь американских идиом
not worth a tinker's damn — or not[worth a tinker s dam] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Not worth anything; valueless. * /As a bricklayer he was not worth a tinker s damn./ * /I am not familiar with the subject so my opinion would not be worth a tinker s dam./ … Dictionary of American idioms
