something insignificant or unimportant. "her business was small potatoes"
What do you call a small potato?
Also known as creamers or baby potatoes. These tiny potatoes aren't an actual type of potato, but a classification of their size. Any type of potato (yellow, red, etc.) can be called a "petite potato" as long as it ends up being a very small spud.
Why do they say small potatoes?
Etymology. A specialization of a sense of potato meaning a thing of little value, and a comment on the low value of a small potato in particular, appearing in its modern form in North America in the mid-19th century (see 1855 quotation).
What is the meaning of no small potatoes?
The term small potatoes refers to someone or something that is insignificant or unimportant, someone or something that is petty or inconsequential. Synonyms for small potatoes that may be found in a thesaurus are trivial, minor, worthless.
What is the opposite of small potatoes?
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