sou markee

noun

sou mar·​kee

¦sümärˈkē

1

: sou marqué

2

or less commonly soo markee : something of little or no value : continental

not worth a sou markee

Word History

Etymology

French sou marquė, literally, marked sou

First Known Use

circa 1722, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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