different between nitpick vs nutpick

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

Translations

See also

• quibble
• split hairs

English

Etymology 1

nut +? pick

Alternative forms

• nut pick

Noun

nutpick (plural nutpicks)

1. (US) A sharp tool used for digging the edible portion out of a nut.

See also

• nutcracker

Etymology 2

Blend of nut +? nitpick. Coined by a commenter in 2006 and popularized by Kevin Drum.

Verb

nutpick (third-person singular simple present nutpicks, present participle nutpicking, simple past and past participle nutpicked)

1. (Internet) To cherry-pick poor representatives of a viewpoint (i.e., from internet comments) in order to disparage it.

References

Anagrams

• pintuck