1. things of little value or importance; trivial matters
Usage: informal
2. small amounts of money; coins of little value
Usage: archaic; historical

Examples

• Don’t waste time on picayunes when there are major issues to address.
• The committee got bogged down in picayunes instead of focusing on the budget.
• She dismissed his complaints as mere picayunes.
• The old merchant counted his picayunes carefully.
• Stop worrying about picayunes and concentrate on what really matters.
• The debate devolved into arguments over picayunes.