m. a coined
term used to describe something or someone that is small, insignificant or unimportant. This
term may allude to the
Mr. Peanut whistle, a small whistle in the shape of a peanut made by the
American Planters
Nut and Chocolate
Company.
Mr. Peanut, the
advertising symbol for the
company, had a face, arms and legs and was normally depicted wearing a top
hat and monocle and
leaning on a cane.
(figurative) having very little
power. A peanut-whistle is a small
instrument for making whistling sounds by means of the breath. Peanut is
slang for small or insignificant.
(informal) small and unimportant. A coined expression from the
slang usage of peanut, meaning something small, insignificant or unimportant; and whistle-
stop, a small town, originally one at which a train stopped only upon
signal.