Definition of "nitpicking" in English

noun

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

2. (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.

   • "Of all life's pleasures, I like nitpicking the best." -- Wally in Dilbert