Picayune (disambiguation)
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A picayune
is an obsolete Spanish coin.
As the coin was of little value, picayune also came to mean "trivial" or "of little value".
Picayune may also refer to:
Picayune
A picayune was a Spanish coin, worth half a real. Its name derives from the French picaillon, which is itself from the Provençal picaioun, meaning "small coin." By extension, picayune can mean "trivial" or "of little value."...
is an obsolete Spanish coin.
As the coin was of little value, picayune also came to mean "trivial" or "of little value".
Picayune may also refer to:
- The Times-Picayune, a daily newspaper published in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
- The Bloom Picayune, a fictional newspaper appearing in the Bloom CountyBloom CountyBloom County is an American comic strip by Berkeley Breathed which ran from December 8, 1980, until August 6, 1989. It examined events in politics and culture through the viewpoint of a fanciful small town in Middle America, where children often have adult personalities and vocabularies and where...
cartoon strip - Picayune, MississippiPicayune, MississippiPicayune is the largest city in Pearl River County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 10,878 at the 2010 census. Located approximately from New Orleans, Hattiesburg, and Gulfport/Biloxi...
, a city in the southern United States - Picayune Strand State ForestPicayune Strand State ForestPicayune Strand State Forest in Florida is primarily comprising two major tracts of land, the South Golden Gate Estates Tract and the Belle Meade Tract. The South Golden Gate Estates Tract comprises the majority of the forest. The land which is now Picayune Strand State Forest was originally logged...
, a protected area near Naples, Florida, United States - John "Picayune" Butler, an influential black entertainer who lived in 19th century New Orleans
- Picayune cigarettes, a strong-tasting now-defunct brand previously marketed by Liggett & Myers