Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Insignificant value.
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- noun US A copper penny.
- noun US, colloquial A very small amount of money.
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- noun something of little value
Etymologies
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Probably from the color of the copper in which the coin was minted.
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rolig commented on the word red cent
"The devil only knows where she gets her booze since she never has a red cent!"
– Slavko Grum, An Event in the Town of Goga
December 4, 2007