nitpicking
nounEtymology From nit + picking.
1
The painstaking process of removing nits (lice eggs) from someone's hair.
2
Broadly, Figuratively 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
- netpicking, nitpick, nitpicker, nitpickingly, nitpicky