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picayune: synonyms: fippenny bit, ~bagatelle ???

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Defn: A small coin of the value of six and a quarter cents. See Fippenny bit. [Local, U.S.]

Noah Webster. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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1. Petty, trivial; of little consequence; small and of little importance
2. Small-minded: being childishly spiteful, tending to go on about unimportant things.

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"There's a picayune for you to buy candy with, Dodo," said Henrique; "go get some."

Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin

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