picayune

ˌpɪkəˈjuːn

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#1·12h ago

(especially, Louisiana, historical) A small coin of the value of six-and-a-quarter cents; a Spanish coin with a value of half a real; a fippenny bit.

(person unworthy of respect or useless):

Origin: [[File:1799 Spanish half-real coin (cropped).jpg|thumb|A picayune (noun sense 1) or Spanish half-real coin minted in Mexico in 1799.]] The is borrowed from southern , pécaillon, picayon, and from its , picaioun, probably from (referring to the clinking of coins in a pocket), originally . The is derived from the noun. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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(by extension, archaic) A coin worth five cents (a nickel) or some other low value.

(something of very little value):

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#3·12h ago

(figuratively, informal) A person regarded as unworthy of respect or useless; also, something of very little value; a trifle.

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