peanuts

British  

/ ˈpiːˌnʌts /

noun

1. slang a trifling amount of money

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“Peanuts” Cultural  

1. A popular comic strip drawn by Charles M. Schulz. The world of Peanuts is populated by pint-sized versions of adults: perennial optimist and born loser Charlie Brown; bossy, loud-mouthed Lucy; gentle Linus with his security blanket; Schroeder, the brooding piano player; and many others.

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Perhaps the most popular character is the beagle Snoopy, Charlie Brown's dog, who is often accompanied by his feathered friend, Woodstock.

Example Sentences

Baltz’s meetings with Malaysian importers left him optimistic that there was a market for more U.S. peanuts and peanut butter, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal

I also like to keep welcome gifts what I think of as “airplane- and pre-K–safe,” meaning I tend to avoid ingredients that aren’t allowed in those spaces, like peanuts, tree nuts and shellfish.

From Salon

“That dip is peanuts compared to what it’s gone up,” he said.

From MarketWatch

As it happens, I have a life-threatening allergy to peanuts, and the yellow M&M character is the peanut one.

From The Wall Street Journal

Uncowed, his grandmother finished every story with the same message: "You have to become a businessman even if you only sell seasoned peanuts!"

From BBC

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