First Known Use: 1966
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nitpick
verb nit·pick \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
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Origin of NITPICK
back-formation from nit-picking
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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