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chipoter — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • haggle verb To negotiate persistently over a price or deal.
  • nitpick verb To correct insignificant mistakes or find fault in unimportant details.
  • quibble noun A minor, often pedantic objection or complaint about a small detail.

Senses

chipoter is used for these senses in English:

  • haggle To stick at small matters; to chaffer; to higgle.
  • nitpick (figurative) To correct insignificant mistakes or find fault in unimportant details.
  • quibble (informal, intransitive) To complain or argue in a trivial or petty manner.

nitpick — full definition

  1. verb To correct insignificant mistakes or find fault in unimportant details.
  2. verb To pick nits (lice eggs) from someone’s hair.
  3. verb To pick nits (lice eggs) from someone’s hair. I nitpicked his hair.
  4. verb I nitpicked his hair.

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