nitpicking

Meaning

  1. (countable, uncountable) The painstaking process of removing nits (lice eggs) from someone's hair.
  2. (broadly, countable, figuratively, uncountable) 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.

Translations

Korinthenkackerei

pinaillage

discussão por ninharias

pinaillerie

muggezifterij

vitterij

Etymology

From nit + picking.

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