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not worth a curse

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.03 in modern English

Syllables
not -worth a curse
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Worthless.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Corrupted from earlier not worth a cress.

Synonyms

bastardly blown cacky chaffy cocking crapalicious cruddy cullionly draffish draffy dreckish drecky

Questions

What does not worth a curse mean?
Worthless.
Where does not worth a curse come from?
Corrupted from earlier not worth a cress.

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