picayune
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
picayune /ˌpɪkəˈjuːn/ N. Amer.
▶adjective informal petty; worthless. ▶noun
- 1 informal an insignificant person or thing.
- 2 US dated a small coin of little value, especially a 5-cent piece.
– origin C19: from Fr. picaillon, denoting a Piedmontese copper coin, also used to mean ‘cash’.
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