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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

  • (..) You're a real comedian. Well, they call me the Joker. Well, I got a joke for you. I'm gonna tear you a new asshole. Well, pilgrim... ...only after you eat the peanuts out of my shit. You talk the talk. Do you walk the walk?. Now, you might not believe it... ...but under fire, Animal Mother's one of (..)
    1987 Full Metal Jacket