nitpicking
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nitpicking
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From nit + picking.
noun nitpickings · nit-picking
- The painstaking process of removing nits (lice eggs) from someone's hair.
- A process of finding or pointing out tiny details or errors, particularly if the pointed-out details seem insignificant or irrelevant to all but the finder. "Of all life's pleasures, I like nitpicking the best." -- Wally in Dilbert
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noun any process of finding or pointing out tiny details or errors
| Français | pinaillerie, pinaillage, ergotage, chicane, pointilleux, pédanterie |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Pedanterie, Erbsenzählerei |
| Italiano | pignoleria, cavillosità, pedantismo, puntigliosità |
| العربية | تَمَحُّلُ النَّقْد tamaḥḥulu n-naqd |
Talk about this word "nitpicking." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/nitpicking. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. nitpicking. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/nitpicking "nitpicking." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/nitpicking.
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@misc{nitpicking_2026,
title = {nitpicking},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nitpicking},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
