sou markee

sou markee
noun also soo markee \\|sümärˈkē\
Etymology: French sou marquė, literally, marked sou
1. : a small 18th century French coin issued for the colonies and formerly circulating in the West Indies and on the No. American mainland
2. : something of little or no value : continental

not worth a sou markee


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  • sou mar|quee — sou mar|kee or sou mar|quee «SOO mahr KEE»,U.S. 1. sou marqué. 2. a trifling sum or amount; little or nothing: »…he didn t have a sou markee (George Ade). ╂[American English < French sou marqué] …   Useful english dictionary

  • sou mar|kee — or sou mar|quee «SOO mahr KEE»,U.S. 1. sou marqué. 2. a trifling sum or amount; little or nothing: »…he didn t have a sou markee (George Ade). ╂[American English < French sou marqué] …   Useful english dictionary

  • sou marqué — /sooh mahr kay / or, for 2, / kee /; Fr. /sooh mannrdd kay /, n., pl. sous marqués /sooh mahr kay / or, for 2, / kee /; Fr. /sooh mannrdd kay /. 1. a billon coin of France, issued in the 18th century for circulation in the colonies. 2. something… …   Universalium

  • sou marqué — /sooh mahr kay / or, for 2, / kee /; Fr. /sooh mannrdd kay /, n., pl. sous marqués /sooh mahr kay / or, for 2, / kee /; Fr. /sooh mannrdd kay /. 1. a billon coin of France, issued in the 18th century for circulation in the colonies. 2. something… …   Useful english dictionary

  • soo markee — variant of sou markee …   Useful english dictionary

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