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Definition of: picayune
(pik′i·y
n′) adjective U.S.
Little; worthless; mean.
—noun
1. A former small Spanish–American coin; a half–real.
2. U.S. A person or thing of trifling value. [<F picaillon an old Piedmontese coin, a farthing <Provençal picaioun, picalhoun, dim. of picalo money]
—pic′a·yun′ish adjective
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