kidstakes

kidstakes
/kid"stayks'/, n. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) Australian Informal.
1. pretense or nonsense.
2. small stakes or a small amount, esp. of money.
[1915-20; earlier Brit. slang kid nonsense, hoax (appar. n. use of KID2) + STAKES (see STAKE2)]

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  • kidstakes — /kid stayks /, n. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) Australian Informal. 1. pretense or nonsense. 2. small stakes or a small amount, esp. of money. [1915 20; earlier Brit. slang kid nonsense, hoax (appar. n. use of KID2) + STAKES (see STAKE2)] …   Useful english dictionary

  • kid-stakes — /ˈkɪd steɪks/ (say kid stayks) plural noun Colloquial 1. nonsense; joking pretence: * I didn t see him, I tell you. You told his Ma you did. That was only kidstakes. –xavier herbert, 1938. 2. a small amount, especially of money; small stakes. 3.… …  

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