51Թ

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kidstakes

[kid-steyks]

noun

(used with a singular or plural verb)

  1. pretense or nonsense.

  2. small stakes or a small amount, especially of money.

kidstakes

/ ˈɪˌٱɪ /

plural noun

  1. informalpretence; nonsense

    cut the kidstakes!

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of kidstakes1

1915–20; earlier British slang kid “nonsense, hoax” (apparently noun use of kid 2 ) + stakes ( stake 2 ( def. ) )

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