wooden nickel

wooden nickel
noun
1. : a wooden commemorative or souvenir token having the value of a five-cent piece
2. or wooden nutmeg : something utterly worthless accepted as a gift or purchased by a gullible person

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wooden nickel,
U.S. Slang. a worthless or fraudulent thing; wooden nutmeg: »

You can't change the political system from above, because it produces leaders that are always trying to sell you wooden nickels (New York Times).


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