different between nitpick vs kvetch

English

Etymology

From nit +? pick, originally referring to literally removing invisibly tiny louse eggs by hand.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?n?t.p?k/

Verb

nitpick (third-person singular simple present nitpicks, present participle nitpicking, simple past and past participle nitpicked)

1. (figuratively) To correct minutiae or find fault in unimportant details.

   Synonyms: cavil, flyspeck
2. (archaic, literally) To pick nits (lice eggs) from someone’s hair. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Related terms

• nitpicker
• nit-picking
• nitpickish
• nitpicky

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See also

• quibble
• split hairs

English

Alternative forms

• kvitch

Etymology

From Yiddish ???????? (kvetshn, literally “to squeeze, pinch”), from Middle High German quetschen (“crush, press”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, US, Canada) IPA^(key): /kv?t??/
• (US)
• Rhymes: -?t?

Verb

kvetch (third-person singular simple present kvetches, present participle kvetching, simple past and past participle kvetched)

1. To whine or complain, often needlessly and incessantly.

Derived terms

• kvetcher (noun)

Translations

See also

• carping
• cavil
• nitpick
• split hairs

Noun

kvetch (plural kvetches)

1. A person who endlessly whines or complains; a person who finds fault with anything.

   Synonyms: kvetcher, whiner

2. An instance of kvetching; a complaint or whine.

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