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Meaning
Verb
●
To
correct
insignificant
mistakes
or
find fault
in
unimportant
details.
●
To
pick
nits
(lice
eggs
) from someone’s hair. I
nitpicked
his hair.
To
pick
nits
(lice
eggs
) from someone’s hair.
I
nitpicked
his hair.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
nitpick
English
nit
English
nite
Middle English (1100-1500)
hnitu
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
nitere
Latin
pick
English
picken
Middle English (1100-1500)
Sourced from
Etym
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