penny ante
Cards. a game of poker in which the ante or basic bet is one cent.
Informal. any business arrangement or transaction involving a trifling or paltry sum of money.
Origin of penny ante
1Other definitions for penny-ante (2 of 2)
involving a trifling sum of money; small in amount: a penny-ante investment.
inconsiderable; minor; small-time.
Origin of penny-ante
2Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024
How to use penny ante in a sentence
No, not the penny-ante conspiracy Hillary Clinton first floated back in the 90s.
The Kremlin’s Favorite Anti-Gay Hate Group is Coming to Utah | Jay Michaelson | July 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe should stop wasting his time taunting Rick Perry with penny-ante bets and put his lucre to good use.
Eight Ways Mitt Romney Could Beat Newt Gingrich | Michelle Cottle | December 16, 2011 | THE DAILY BEASTWe laugh a good deal, we joke, we play the eternal penny ante, and possibly the letters come.
Private Peat | Harold R. PeatThe limit was set at ten cents, and it was to be a regular penny ante game.
Frank Merriwell's Chums | Burt L. StandishIts nothing but penny-ante, with a ten-cent limit; just enough to make it interesting, you know.
The New Boys at Oakdale | Morgan Scott
I'm goin' to be settin' in at a little penny-ante in Elmer Rogers' back room over to the Centre.
Galusha the Magnificent | Joseph C. Lincoln“You can say anything you like to me, Miss penny ante,” he replied encouragingly.
Penny of Top Hill Trail | Belle Kanaris Maniates
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