peanuts

/ (ˈpiːˌnʌts) /


noun
  1. slang a trifling amount of money

Words Nearby peanuts

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How to use peanuts in a sentence

  • In fruit production, apples are first; in total production, apples follow two field crops, tobacco and peanuts.

  • Just look in at that fruit-store window,—peaches and apples and plums, and even roasted peanuts!

  • Old Mom always had a friendly greeting for me and knew in which pocket I had parked the peanuts.

    David Lannarck, Midget | George S. Harney
  • Do you see that man sitting near the bottom—right beside that boy with the basket of peanuts?

    The Rover Boys on the Farm | Arthur M. Winfield (AKA Edward Stratemeyer)
  • Besides, he liked boys, as well as girls, for so many of them had fed him peanuts in the circus.

    Mappo, the Merry Monkey | Richard Barnum

Cultural definitions for “Peanuts”

“Peanuts”

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.

Notes for “Peanuts”

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

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