Nitpick Definition

nĭtpĭk
nitpicking, nitpicks
verb
To be concerned with or find fault with insignificant details.
American Heritage
To find fault with (someone or something) in a manner that is finicky or petty.
Webster's New World

(archaic) To pick nits - lice eggs - from someone's hair.

Watch the mother gorilla nitpick the baby's fur clean.
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Origin of Nitpick

  • From nit +"Ž pick, originally referring to literally removing invisibly-tiny louse eggs by hand.

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