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• Picasso

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• Picaroon

  [pik-uh-roon] /ˌpɪk əˈrun/ noun 1. a rogue, vagabond, thief, or brigand. 2. a pirate or corsair. verb (used without object) 3. to act or operate as a pirate or brigand. /ˌpɪkəˈruːn/ noun 1. (archaic) an adventurer or rogue n. 1620s, “rogue, thief, adventurer; pirate, sea-robber; small pirate ship,” from Spanish picaron, augmentative of picaro “rogue” […]

• Picayune

  [pik-ee-yoon, pik-uh-] /ˌpɪk iˈyun, ˌpɪk ə-/ adjective, Also, picayunish, Informal. 1. of little value or account; small; trifling: a picayune amount. 2. petty, carping, or prejudiced: I didn’t want to seem picayune by criticizing. noun 3. (formerly, in Louisiana, Florida, etc.) a coin equal to half a Spanish real. 4. any small coin, as a […]

• Picayunish

  [pik-ee-yoon, pik-uh-] /ˌpɪk iˈyun, ˌpɪk ə-/ adjective, Also, picayunish, Informal. 1. of little value or account; small; trifling: a picayune amount. 2. petty, carping, or prejudiced: I didn’t want to seem picayune by criticizing. noun 3. (formerly, in Louisiana, Florida, etc.) a coin equal to half a Spanish real. 4. any small coin, as a […]

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