Picayune (disambiguation)

Picayune (disambiguation)

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:

*"The Times-Picayune" - a daily newspaper published in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
*"The Bloom Picayune" - a fictional newspaper appearing in the Bloom County cartoon strip
*Picayune, Mississippi - a city in the southern United States
*Picayune Strand State Forest - a protected area near Naples, Florida, United States
*John "Picayune" Butler - an influential black entertainer who lived in 19th century New Orleans


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