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English

Etymology
From nit + pick (see sense 1)

Pronunciation
IPA|/�nɪt.pɪk/
audio|en-us-nitpick.ogg|Audio (US)

Verb
en-verb|nitpicks|nitpicking|nitpicked

1. context|literal To pick nits - lice eggs - from someone�s hair.

#: Watch the mother gorrilla nitpick the baby�s fur clean.

1. figurative To correct minutiae or find fault in unimportant details; to kvetch.

#: Someone will invariably nitpick about any spelling error posted to the forums.

Synonyms
cavil

Related terms
nitpicker
nit-picking
nitpicky

See also
quibble
split hairs

Translations
trans-top|to pick nits
trans-mid
Japanese: ������ (shirami-wo-toru)
trans-bottom

trans-top|to correct minutiae or find fault
trans-mid
Japanese: ��足��� (ageashi-wo-toru)
trans-bottom

• 2007-11-15 02:27 - Eveningmist - /* Verb */ adding Translations: ja

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