hair-splittery

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hair-splittery

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From hair + split + -ery.

noun

  1. informal, uncountable Synonym of hair-splitting. [T]hat is the final reason we have all more or less moved on from Ginni and the is-it-a-coup-or-an-insurrection hair-splittery[.]

    Similar: hair-splitting

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@misc{hair_splittery_2026,
  title = {hair-splittery},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hair-splittery},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}