minnow

ˈmɪnəʊ

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#1·8h ago

Any of certain small fish.

Having spent more than £500,000 on players last summer, Crawley can hardly be classed as minnows but they have still punched way above their weight and this kind of performance means no-one will relish pulling them out of the hat in Sund…

Origin: The is derived from Late , menowe, from , an form of *mynu, a variant of myne, from , from . Possibly influenced by and , and . The and are derived from the noun. * , möne (, ) * , munuwa, munewa (modern ) *. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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#2·8h ago

(figuratively) A person or thing of relatively little consequence, importance, or value.

The breadth of the potential impact became clear in an odd feature of the tariff list: Mr. Trump reserved his steepest rates not for America’s more economically advanced trading partners, but for economic minnows across Africa and Asia.

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#3·8h ago

(fishing) An artificial bait in the form of a small fish.

Having spent more than £500,000 on players last summer, Crawley can hardly be classed as minnows but they have still punched way above their weight and this kind of performance means no-one will relish pulling them out of the hat in Sund…

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