nitpick
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verb \ˈnit-ˌpik\Definition of NITPICK
intransitive verb
: to engage in nit-picking
transitive verb
: to criticize by nit-picking
— nitpick noun
— nit·pick·er noun
— nit·picky \-ˌpi-kē\ adjective
See Examples of NITPICK
- <her husband nitpicks about everything: from how she puts the plates away to how she files the bills>
Origin of NITPICK
back-formation from nit-picking
First Known Use: 1966
Rhymes with NITPICK
airsick, big stick, bluetick, bootlick, boychick, brainsick, broomstick, carsick, Chadwick, chick flick, chopstick, cowlick, crabstick, dabchick, deer tick, detick, dik-dik, dipstick, dog tick, drop-kick, drumstick, ear pick, firebrick, fish stick, flagstick, Fosdick, free kick, frog kick, goal kick, goldbrick, greensick, handpick, hat trick, hayrick, heartsick, homesick, ice pick, joss stick, joystick, lipstick, lovesick, matchstick, muzhik, nightstick, nonstick, nutpick, odd trick, oil slick, Old Nick, outslick, peacenik, pigstick, pinprick, placekick, Prestwick, quick kick, redbrick, Renwick, rubric, salt lick, seasick, self-stick, shashlik, sidekick, slapstick, squib kick, Tajik, toothpick, topkick, unpick, unstick, uptick, wood tick, yardstick
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