# nitpicking

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #80,707

## Definitions
1. The painstaking process of removing nits (lice eggs) from someone's hair.
2. 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.

## Etymology
From nit + picking.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/nitpicking