picayune
Pronunciation Adjective
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Pronunciation Adjective
picayune
- (informal, North American) Petty, trivial; of little consequence; small and of little importance.
- Synonyms: picayunish, petty, trivial, worthless, Thesaurus:insignificant
- Small-minded; childishly spiteful, tending to go on about unimportant things.
- Synonyms: malicious, peevish, petty
picayune (plural picayunes)
- (US, especially, Louisiana, archaic) A small coin of the value of six-and-a-quarter cents; a fippenny bit.
- (archaic) A five-cent piece.
- (informal) Something of very little value; a trifle.
- Synonyms: Thesaurus:trifle
- An argument, fact, corner case, or other issue raised (often intentionally) that distracts from a larger issue at hand or fails to make any difference.
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