nitpicking

== English == === Alternative forms === nit-picking === Etymology === From 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 ====