nothingburger vs picayune

nothingburger

noun
  • A person or object that is bland or unremarkable in appearance or impact. 

  • Something of less importance than its treatment suggests. 

  • A person who is a nonentity. 

adj
  • bland or unremarkable in appearance 

  • disreputable, as of a person 

picayune

noun
  • A person regarded as unworthy of respect or useless; also, something of very little value; a trifle. 

  • An argument, fact, or other issue raised (often intentionally) that distracts from a larger issue or fails to make any difference. 

  • A small coin of the value of six-and-a-quarter cents; a Spanish coin with a value of half a real; a fippenny bit. 

adj
  • Of little consequence; small and of little importance; petty, trivial. 

  • Childishly spiteful; tending to go on about unimportant things; small-minded. 

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