Browsing page 138 of "S" words

noun

• a trifling matter.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
  
  Citation from "Inventor's 2020 vision: to help 1bn of the world's poorest see better", The Guardian, 22 December 2008 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

  Last edited on Nov 16 2009. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Nov 16 2009.

• From Wall Street, as in small-capitalization. Small-cap refers to low-priced, large-cap is expensive.

  That dude is small-cap.

  Those shoes are large-cap.

  Last edited on Feb 14 2000. Submitted by kevin d. from New York, NY, USA on Feb 14 2000.

noun

• something or someone unimportant.

  Last edited on Aug 02 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 09 2009.

• a small person.

                                           
  
  Citation from "Sally Teel", Sons of Tucson (TV, 2010), Season 1 Episode 12 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

  Last edited on Aug 02 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 02 2010.

• a little bit; not very much.

  I only like her small kine.

  Last edited on Oct 05 2013. Submitted by Jacki P. from Honolulu, HI, USA on Jan 09 2003.

noun

• small figure in chinese

  If you say He is a small patato, means he is nothing. He is a small figure.

  Last edited on Apr 04 2017. Submitted by Anonymous on Apr 04 2017.

noun - uncountable

• discussion about non-sensitive topics in a social setting. Usually performed while meeting someone for the first time, or simply out of politeness.

                                                                                                               
  
  Citation from "All the Right Friends", Covert Affairs (TV), Season 2 Episode 4 (2011) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
  
                                                                                                          
  
  Citation from "Isolation", Wilfred (US TV), Season 1 Episode 10 (2011) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

  Last edited on Oct 25 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 11 2011.

verb

• to make small talk, as defined in the noun sense.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
  
                                                          
  
  Citation from "Isolation", Wilfred (US TV), Season 1 Episode 10 (2011) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

  Last edited on Oct 25 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Oct 25 2011.