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peanut

Definition

  • noun: a nut with a thin shell that grows under the ground and that can be eaten
  • noun: a low-branching widely cultivated annual herb ('Arachis hypogaea') of the legume family with showy yellow flowers having a peduncle which elongates and bends into the soil where the ovary ripens into a pod containing one to three oily edible seeds
  • often used before another noun
  • synonyms: goober, goober pea, groundnut

Examples

  • Five billion dollars is 'peanuts' compared to what the government spends each year.

  • a 'peanut butter' and jelly sandwich

  • He works all day for 'peanuts'.

Movie quotes

  • (..) His life depends on it, and the future of Omnicorp depends on it. So, get your ass back to China and get it fixed. I don't care how you do it, just go do it. Tastes like peanut butter I can't get it out of my mouth. You don't like peanut butter? No. You like peanut butter Kim? I love it. (..)
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