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penny ante
noun
1.
Cards
.
a game of poker in
which
the ante or basic bet is one cent.
2.
Informal
.
any business arrangement or transaction involving a trifling or paltry sum of money.
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Origin:
1850–55,
Americanism
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pen·ny-an·te
/
ˈpɛn
iˈæn
ti
/
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[
pen
-ee-
an
-tee
]
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adjective
Informal
.
1.
involving a trifling sum of money; small in amount:
a penny-ante investment.
2.
inconsiderable; minor; small-time.
Origin:
1930–35,
Americanism
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penny-ante definition
mod.
trivial; cheap. (See also
ante
.) :
I'm sick of this penny-ante stuff. Let's get serious.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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