picayune (suomeksi)

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petty, Petty, trivial; of little consequence; small and of little importance; picayunish;
Small-minded: being childishly spiteful, tending to go on about unimportant things.
(lb, en, US, especially, Louisiana, archaic) A small coin of the value of six and a quarter cents; a fippenny bit.
(lb, en, archaic) A five-cent piece.
Something of very little value; a trifle.
An argument, fact, corner case, or other issue raised (often intentionally) that distracts from a larger issue at hand or does not change a primary supposition, outcome, postulate, premise, conclusion, hypothesis, judgment or recommendation.