Definitions
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- noun The
painstaking process of removingnits (lice eggs) from someone's hair. - noun figuratively, by extension A process of finding or pointing out tiny
details orerrors , particularly if the pointed-out details seeminsignificant orirrelevant to all but the finder.
Etymologies
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Examples
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I can't remember how old I was when I figured out that the term nitpicking must have come from picking lice nits.
Blisstree 2009
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I can't remember how old I was when I figured out that the term nitpicking must have come from picking lice nits.
Blisstree 2009
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And that little bit of nitpicking is really annoying me.
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Whenever I hear someone say they hate Shyamalan's movies, I get really bizarre responses that usually end up in nitpicking, not really any reason to genuinely hate something.
What Happened To The Great M. Night Shyamalan? « FirstShowing.net 2008
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If nitpicking is the best Republicans have, they are in for a very crushing defeat this fall.
RNC hits Obama over Auschwitz claim, Obama camp responds 2008
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#36 My nitpicking is form a filmmaker's perspective.
All of The Dark Knight's Broken Records - Box Office Dominance! « FirstShowing.net 2008
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I know the the fanatic fan nitpicking is annoying, but this is just a matter of internal movie logic.
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` ` This year it's been a little more difficult in nitpicking little things, and I think sometimes we get guys hesitating.
USATODAY.com 2007
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Bush, the leader of the United States of America, looks like an idiot on TV (once again) and you call it nitpicking?
Think Progress » “He sort of rolled his eyes and laughed.” 2006
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That level of nitpicking is clearly ludicrous, since English grammar is not, despite what the teachers might tell you, an exact science.
GHibbs commented on the word nitpicking
My adjectival use: 'They are such a nitpicking group!'
August 23, 2011
bilby commented on the word nitpicking
Yeah, like lowland gorillas.
August 23, 2011