Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. Plural form of peanut.
- n. A very small or insufficient amount (especially of a salary).
WordNet 3.0
- n. an insignificant sum of money; a trifling amount
Examples
“Matt Lucas's George Dawes gave us many a hilarious moment - including making the consumption of jacket potatoes a poignant and romantic pursuit - but his corpsing while attempting to shout the word "peanuts" to a jaunty organ while dressed in figure hugging tracksuit was his finest minute.”
“(There is no sales tax on plain peanuts, but there is tax on candy-coated nuts like Poppa D's.)”
“In this case, writing for peanuts is a stepping stone to greater things because you will also …”
“Well, the little get-together over beer and peanuts is over.”
“By the time you've waited, you can either buy the first edition for peanuts from the lemmings who have to have the new version Right Now This Minute, or you can buy the next edition with more features for a lower price.”
Save Money With No-Equipment Exercises | Lifehacker Australia
“Another trick, if you DO want to use the styrofoam peanuts, is just to put them inside a plastic garbage bag, twist-tie it shut, and stuff that down in the pot.”
Container gardening: No more styrofoam peanuts! « Sugar Creek Gardens’ Blog
“The roasting of peanuts is the only step that will kill the salmonella.”
How Does Salmonella Get Into Peanut Butter? Bird Feces. - The Consumerist
“It came packed not in peanuts, but covered in spray foam insulation.”
My Night Stand Came Packed In Spray Foam Insulation - The Consumerist
“In fact, one of the common Marathi names for peanuts is bhui-moog which literally translates as earth-beans (am I right?); the other, more common name is shengdana.”
“I used peanuts from a bag of trail mix so they'd be unsalted.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘peanuts’.
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UK - slang
fanny, nick, mufti, siphon, mug, smashing, butcher, stick up, knocker, porridge, tit, punter and 208 more...
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IMCO - EU nomenclature
includes words of the "Prodcom list"
abaca, abdominal, abrasive, absorbent, absorber, accelerator, accessory, account book, accumulator, acebutolol, acetaldehyde, acetamide and 4515 more...
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Genes
Interesting gene names. Some of these may have changed recently (to something less offensive/funny).
http://www.genenames.org/
tinman, agnostic, dreadlocks, Van Gogh, fruitless, lava lamp, ariadne, cheap date, ken and barbie, I'm not dead yet, I'm not dead yet 2, manic fringe and 1192 more... -
Peanuts
Words related to the cartoons of Charles M Schulz by the same name.
wishy-washy liberal, peanuts, snoopy, linus, lucy, fussbudget, woodstock, good grief, charlie brown, schroeder, peppermint patty, violet and 17 more...
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P is for Porch Dog
My P Words
paddington, paddy wagon, paddy whack, paddywhack, paisano, pandemonium, pantaloon, pantaloons, paper tiger, papoose, parachute pants, parcel and 109 more...
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Wort des Jahres
"Ausgewählt werden Wörter und Ausdrücke, die die öffentliche Diskussion des betreffenden Jahres besonders bestimmt haben, die für wichtige Themen stehen oder sonst als charakteristisch erschei...
black-out, lauschangriff, entsorgung, sympathisant, terrorismus, terrorist, szene, single, disco, schlümpfe, rooming-in, geisterfahrer and 265 more...
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food
food, chef, spice, salt, sugar, pumpkin, apples, fruit, vegetable, savory, soup, sauce and 280 more...
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My Little League Baseball Life
A big part of my life - for now. Maybe someday I'll have a "My Major League Baseball Life." If so, free tickets for all Wordies.
seemingly-never-e..., winners bracket, dugout, cleats, gatorade, dirt, cup, jersey, coach, rbi, walk, era and 112 more...
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A Dalliance of Dahlias
For more flower fun, see these lists:
Rose words by mollusque
Rose varieties by mollusque
Tulip Names I
Tulip Names II: You Know My Name
A Myriad of Iriia la mode, ace o' hearts, acclimation, adhesion, admirable, adorable you, advance, affirmed, after glow, agricola, alabama melody, alabaster queen and 1152 more...
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The State that I am in
A list of differences between living in New York and living in Italy.
bidet, postal service, public transporta..., text messaging, voicemail, the north face, starbucks, pizza, spitting, gay public displa..., coffee, tipping and 17 more...
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Show Me the Moolah
Slang terms (mostly American) for money.
dough, lettuce, moolah, rhino, spondulicks, buck, sawbuck, greenback, pony, c-note, grand, thou and 58 more...
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Unwort des Jahres (1991 - 2007)
List of words chosen for a German 'doublespeak'-award, including winners and runners-up
"Gesucht werden Wörter und Formulierungen aus der öffentlichen Sprache, die sachlich grob unan...menschenmaterial, ausländerfrei, durchrasste gesel..., intelligente waff..., personalentsorgung, warteschleife, ethnische säuberung, weiche ziele, auf- bzw. abklats..., aufenthaltsbeende..., beileidstourismus, Überfremdung and 59 more...
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The No-No List
Words I absolutely will not say aloud to people unless I'm sure they know exactly what I'm talking about. Also words that require great diligence in pronunciation, so no one is offended by a slight...
sects, norfolk, dam, niggardly, shih tzu, push it, gaze, retardant, seaman, penal, cummin, frigate and 42 more...
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Mimi and Bobo
words that remind me of my grandparents
skunks, caboose, patio, jamoke, baroness, chip, marbles, commode, dogwood, hydrangea, linoleum, driftwood and 30 more...
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cost
price
affordable, low-cost, surprisingly affo..., ridiculously low, economical, pocket-friendly, dirt-cheap, won't cost you th..., won't burn your p..., shockingly low, never before price, all time lowest r... and 11 more...
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Public Pronouncements
Words to say carefully in public lest someone mishear you.
Tweets
Looking for tweets for peanuts.
Prolagus USA are the Land of Peanuts. From a foreign's point of view, seeing shelffuls* of nuts in groceries is pretty weird.
*see how to rend a book. Apr 11, 2008
sonofgroucho Term also refers to the series of cartoons by Charles M Schulz including Charlie Brown, his friends, and his dog Snoopy. Jan 18, 2008
rfb Unwort des Jahres 1994
abschätz. Bankerjargonismus; Hilmar Kopper
Aus der Begründung der Jury:
Der Vorstandssprecher der Deutschen Bank, Hilmar Kopper, bezeichnete im April 1994 auf einer Pressekonferenz Verluste in Höhe von ca. 50 Mio DM, die durch den Bankrott des Bau- und Immobilienkonzerns Schneider entstanden waren, als »Peanuts«, also als unwichtige Größe. Da es sich dabei aber vor allem um Gelder handelte, die kleineren und mittleren Firmen für schon erbrachte Leistungen zustanden, war diese Qualizifizierung außerordentlich zynisch, weil die Außenstände etliche Firmen an den Rand des Ruins brachten.
Die Entschuldigung Koppers auf einer Aktionärsversammlung kann nicht darüber hinwegtäuschen, dass finanzielle Probleme, die für den Durchschnittsbürger existenzbedrohend wären, in Finanzkreisen auch sonst gern als »Peanuts« abgetan werden, wobei zu bedenken ist, dass Banken zu einem wesentlichen Teil von geliehenem Geld, auch von Kleinsparern, leben, die sich durch einen derartigen Wortgebrauch zutiefst missachtet fühlen müssen. Der verbale Ausrutscher Koppers war also nur im Hinblick auf die Höhe der Verluste einmalig; er hat durchaus seine Basis im kaltschnäuzigen Umgang mit Problemen anderer und offenbart damit eine grundsätzlich inhumane Haltung.
www.unwortdesjahres.org
Jan 15, 2008