flyspeck

== English == === Etymology === From fly +‎ speck. === Pronunciation === === Noun === flyspeck (plural flyspecks or flyspeck) Housefly excrement, visible as a minuscule black dot. (by extension) Anything tiny or insignificant. Synonyms: atom, whiff; see also Thesaurus:modicum, Thesaurus:trifle Hyponyms: (always a person) pissant; see also Thesaurus:nonentity ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== flyblow ==== Translations ==== === Verb === flyspeck (third-person singular simple present flyspecks, present participle flyspecking, simple past and past participle flyspecked) To bespeckle with tiny spatters of color. To inspect in minute detail to ensure that something contains no flaws; nitpick.