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noun Informal.

a person or thing of little significance, importance, or value: His salary was small potatoes for an executive of his ability.

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Origin:
1825–35

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small potatoes

—n
	informal chiefly (US), (Canadian) someone or something of little significance or value, esp a small amount of money

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small potatoes definition

n.
something or someone insignificant. : This contract is small potatoes, but it keeps us in business till we get into the real money.

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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