# small beer

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Beer with a low alcoholic content, usually between 0.5% and 2.8%.
2. Something that is of relatively little importance.
3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see small, beer.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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