A small Dutch or Scottish coin of low value, or something of very little worth or importance.
From Dutch 'bodel' meaning movable property or goods, dating to the 16th century. It became associated with a small coin used in Scotland and the Netherlands, eventually meaning anything worthless.
The phrase 'not worth a boddle' was once a common Scottish insult—calling something worthless by comparing it to the tiniest coin shows how much people loved to exaggerate about things they didn't value!
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