nitpicking

See also: nit-picking

English

Alternative forms

nit-picking

Etymology

nit +‎ picking

Noun

nitpicking (countable and uncountable, plural nitpickings)

The painstaking process of removing nits (lice eggs) from someone's hair.
(figuratively, by extension) 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.
"Of all life's pleasures, I like nitpicking the best." -- Wally in Dilbert

Related terms

Translations

any process of finding or pointing out tiny details or errors

Bengali: চুলচেরা বিচার (culcera bicar)
Danish: flueknepperi (da) m
Dutch: muggenziften (nl) m
Finnish: niuhotus (fi), niuhottaminen (fi)
French: pinaillerie (fr) f, pinaillage (fr) m, ergotage (fr) m, chicane (fr) f

Hungarian: szőrszálhasogatás (hu)
Icelandic: sparðatíningur m
Maori: totetore
Norwegian:
Bokmål: flisespikkeri (no) n

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