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penny-ante

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. penny-ante (adjective)
  2. penny ante (noun)

pen·ny–an·te

adj \ˈpe-nē-ˈan-tē\

Definition of PENNY-ANTE

: small-time, two-bit
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First Known Use of PENNY-ANTE

1865

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