Picayune Definition
pĭkə-yo͝on
adjective
Of little value or importance; paltry.
American Heritage
Trivial or petty; small or small-minded.
Webster's New World
Something not worth arguing about.
Wiktionary
An argument, fact, corner case, or other issue raised (often intentionally) that distracts from a larger issue at hand or does not change a primary supposition, outcome, postulate, premise, conclusion, hypothesis, judgment or recommendation;
Wiktionary
noun
A Spanish-American half-real piece formerly used in parts of the southern United States.
American Heritage
A coin of small value, as a former Spanish half-real of Louisiana.
Webster's New World
Anything trivial.
Webster's New World
A five-cent piece.
Wiktionary
Something of very little value; a trifle.
Not worth a picayune.
American Heritage
Other Word Forms of Picayune
Noun
Singular:
picayune
Plural:
picayunesOrigin of Picayune
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Louisiana French picaillon small coin from French from Provençal picaioun from picaio money perhaps from Old Provençal piquar to jingle, clink from Vulgar Latin piccāre to pierce pique
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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