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up the ante. verb phrase. To raise the price, offer, sum in question, etc; increase; make a higher demand: I think I may up the ante to a cool fifty/ The trader decides to up the ante. [1970s+; fr the ante in poker, which gives one the right to take part]
Definition of piss-ant. piss-ant. adjective. inconsequential, irrelevant, small, unimportant, worthless. Stop coming in here and giving me your piss-ant excuses. This piss-ant science project is going to get me no more than a C. See more words with the same meaning: bad, poor, sucks, common, generally displeasing.