picayunish

Variant of picayune

noun

  1. a coin of small value, as a former Spanish half-real of Louisiana
  2. anything trivial

Origin: Fr picaillon, small coin, halfpenny < Prov picaioun < picaio, money, prob. < pica, to ring, jingle, strike < VL *piccare: see picador

adjective

trivial or petty; small or small-minded
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