THREE-DOLLAR CONFEDERATE NOTE, WRONGER THAN A

(slang) very false indeed; not remotely genuine. A variation of the phrase phoney as a threedollar bill. A confederate note was paper money issued in 1861 by the Confederate States of America which rapidly devalued and became worthless by 1865. —OEC - Awareness Levels App Mar 91

(slang) very false indeed; not remotely genuine. A variation of the phrase phoney as a three-dollar bill. A Confederate note was paper money issued in 1861 by the Confederate States of America which rapidly devalued and became worthless by 1865. They say, "Well, hell, that must be wronger than a three-dollar Confederate note."