: poker played for very low stakes
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Jason Linkins, The New Republic, 4 Nov. 2023
That was penny-ante compared to the news that a metal salvager had found 52 of that year’s Oscars statuettes, still plastic-wrapped, in the trash behind a Koreatown store.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2023
Author: Linda Robertson, Anchorage Daily News, 4 July 2021
Adjective
Unlike shoplifting, this is not a penny-ante crime, and it’s carried out every day with the ruthless efficiency of the boardroom.
—Jason Linkins, The New Republic, 4 Nov. 2023
That was penny-ante compared to the news that a metal salvager had found 52 of that year’s Oscars statuettes, still plastic-wrapped, in the trash behind a Koreatown store.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2023
Noun
And the abuelas did not like to lose their penny ante poker games, said Surfside native Michelle Kuper, whose grandmother and aunt lived in Champlain East.
—Author: Linda Robertson, Anchorage Daily News, 4 July 2021
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“Penny-ante.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/penny-ante. Accessed 30 Nov. 2023.
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