PICAYUNE

picayune

Noun

  1. A small coin of the value of six and a quarter cents; a fippenny bit.
  2. A five-cent piece.
  3. Something of very little value; a trifle: not worth a picayune.

Adjective

  1. Petty, trivial; of little consequence; small and of little importance; picayunish;
  2. something not worth arguing about.
  3. 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;
  4. small-minded: being childishly spiteful, tending to go on about unimportant things.


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