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picayune

pic·a·yune [ pìkə yn ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. trifling: of very little importance

2. small-minded: tending to fuss about unimportant things and to be childishly spiteful



noun  (plural pic·a·yunes)
Definition:
 
1. trifling thing: something unimportant or of little value ( informal )

2. coins coin from Spanish America: a small silver coin formerly used in Spanish America, worth half of a real

3. U.S. coins small coin: a low-value coin, especially a five-cent piece ( archaic informal )

[Early 19th century. Via French picaillon, Piedmontese coin < Provençal picaioun]
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