penny ante

  1. a game of poker in which the ante or limit is a very small amount, as one cent
  2. any trifling undertaking

See penny ante in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A poker game in which the highest bet is limited to a penny or another small sum.
  2. Informal A business transaction on a trivial scale.

Related Forms:

  • penˈny-anˈte (pĕnˈē-ănˈtē) adjective

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