peanuts
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noun
1.
the pod or the enclosed edible seed of the plant, Arachis hypogaea, of the legume family: the pod is forced underground in growing, where it ripens.
2.
the plant itself.
3.
any small or insignificant person or thing.
4.
peanuts.
a.
Informal. a very small amount of money: working for peanuts.
b.
Slang. barbiturates.
c.
small pieces of Styrofoam used as a packing material.
adjective
5.
of or pertaining to the peanut or peanuts.
6.
made with or from peanuts.
7.
Informal. small, insignificant, or petty.
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| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
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peanut (ˈpiːˌnʌt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| See also peanuts | |
| a. See also hog peanut a leguminous plant, Arachis hypogaea, of tropical America: widely cultivated for its edible seeds. The seed pods are forced underground where they ripen | |
| b. goober, goober pea, groundnut, Also called: monkey nut the edible nutlike seed of this plant, used for food and as a source of oil | |
| peanuts (ˈpiːˌnʌts) | |
| —n | |
| slang a trifling amount of money | |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
peanut
1807, earlier ground nut, ground pea (1769). The plant is native to S.America. Portuguese traders took peanuts from Brazil and Peru to Africa by 1502 and it is known to have been cultivated in Chekiang Province in China by 1573, probably arriving with Port. sailors who made stops in Brazil en route to
the Orient. Peanut butter is first attested 1903. Peanut gallery "topmost rows of a theater" is from 1888; peanuts "trivial sum" is from 1934.
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Slang Dictionary
peanuts definition
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Example sentences
Some even have tails that can grab items as small as peanuts.
Economists don't seem to bother about the normal saver, currently earning peanuts in a money market fund.
In this country almonds and even peanuts in pesto have their fans.
Also, steer clear of the free peanuts at airport bars.
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