nitpick.
To correct insignificant mistakes or find fault in unimportant details.
Meaning & usage
To correct insignificant mistakes or find fault in unimportant details.
Someone will invariably nitpick about any spelling error posted to the forums.
To pick nits (lice eggs) from someone’s hair.
To pick nits (lice eggs) from someone’s hair. I nitpicked his hair. I nitpicked his hair.
Where this word comes from
From nit + pick, originally referring to literally removing tiny louse eggs by hand.
A quibble about a minor mistake or fault.
I have a few nitpicks about the grammar in your report.
Where this word comes from
From nit + pick, originally referring to literally removing tiny louse eggs by hand.
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