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a wooden nickel

A person or thing that only vaguely appears to have any real value, but is ultimately worthless. A nickel is worth five cents, thus already being worth very little. Primarily heard in US. This whole accreditation scheme has as much value as a wooden nickel when it does nothing to get you more work in the field. I'm done accepting wooden nickels—capricious women who say they love me, then get bored and decide I'm not worth their time. If you ask me, their business is just a wooden nickel. Sure, it's popular now, but how will they ever sustain it?
See also: nickel, wooden
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a wooden nickel

AMERICAN
If you call something a wooden nickel, you mean that it is completely false or has no value. Note: A nickel is a five cent coin and a dime is a ten cent coin. He looked at the card as though it were a wooden nickel. `That doesn't prove a thing,' he said.
See also: nickel, wooden
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Doctors are human like everyone else, says consultant Quint Studer, "they want appreciation, and on a consistent basis," but few will sell their loyalty for a wooden nickel.
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to close - The Wooden Nickel, 444 Lake View Avenue -- Purple drink special
Golfers also receive a wooden nickel each time they play 18 holes, and once they collect 10 nickels, they get a free round.
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"All the money in the world isn't worth a wooden nickel if you don't have the love and support of the family."
to close - The Wooden Nickel, 444 Lake View Avenue u Purple Aa-Blueberry Lemonade and 'End of the Rainbow' celebration with DJ Versage.
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He handed it to me and said, "Now, don't accept any wooden nickels."
''If we were any other business, they would stand on their head and spit wooden nickels to get billions of dollars invested.'' he said.
Don't take any wooden nickels: don't let yourself be cheated.
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