NITPICKING

Etymology

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.

Source: Wiktionary



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1 February 2025

GRIP

(noun) an intellectual hold or understanding; “a good grip on French history”; “they kept a firm grip on the two top priorities”; “he was in the grip of a powerful emotion”; “a terrible power had her in its grasp”


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