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penny ante
adjective
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Wiktionary
penny ante

n. 1 A small stake in gambling. 2 poker played for small stakes 3 A small-scale business transaction

WordNet
penny ante
  1. n. a business deal on a trivial scale

  2. poker played for small stakes [syn: penny ante poker]

Wikipedia
Penny ante

Penny ante may refer to:

  • penny ante, a poker term, see Glossary of poker terms
  • penny ante, an American slang term, see List of American words not widely used in the United Kingdom
  • Penny Ante, a retired pricing game from the game show The Price is Right
  • Penny Ante, the B-17G captained by Jesse R. Pitts and covered in his book Return to Base
  • Penny-Ante, book publisher
  • "Penny Ante", a song from the album Viewers Like You by Tilt

Usage examples of "penny ante".

The Wealthstone performed but so far at strictly penny ante level.

I deceived and dissembled with the lip smacking relish of a peasant penny ante lago.