KIDSTAKES

/kid"stayks'/ , n. ( used with a sing. or pl. v. ) Australian Informal.

1. pretense or nonsense.

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

[ 1915-20; earlier Brit. slang kid nonsense, hoax (appar. n. use of KID 2 ) + STAKES (see STAKE 2 ) ]