Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

don't take any wooden nickels

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.77 in modern English

Syllables: don't -take any -wood-en nick-els
IPA

42

Scrabble Score

24

Letters

5

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

One should not permit oneself to be cheated or duped; one should not be naive.

American usage; Dated

Example Sentences

"HELMER: What the hell, Nora? NORA: So long, Kid, don't take any wooden nickels!"
"Well, I only meant to write a line and I've written pages! Well, don't take any wooden nickels."
"For conversation pieces . . . the whacky necklace called "Don't take any wooden nickels!" at $1.83 (designed by Martha Sleeper)."
"H. T. Webster's comic strip, "The Timid Soul," in the Oakland Tribune of September 10, 1950 used the tendency to repeat worn phrases as the subject for the hero's good intentions. The following are recorded: . . . Don't take any wooden nickels."
"Don't take any wooden nickels When you sell your soul A devil of a time awaits you When the party's over You're on your own."

Usage

American usage
Dated

Phrases

wooden nutmeg

Frequently Paired Words

wooden nutmeg

Questions

What does don't take any wooden nickels mean?: One should not permit oneself to be cheated or duped; one should not be naive.

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