small-time

a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.

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small-time

—*adj*
	informal insignificant; minor: a small-time criminal

'small-'timer

—n

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Word Origin & History

small-time

1910, originally theater slang for lower-salaried circuits, or ones requiring more daily performances.

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small-time definition

mod.
insignificant; petty. : Bart was involved in a lot of small-time crime when he was twelve.

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Example sentences

It is standard practice in journalism, from the highest news organizations to small-time shops.

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