Netpicking

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

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Noun
  1. 1
    nitpicking on the Internet, usually regarding minor mistakes in a film, television series, etc. Internet, dated, slang, uncountable

    "Such debates about details occur all the time in any fan forum; on the Internet this bloodsport is called 'netpicking'."

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"Such debates about details occur all the time in any fan forum; on the Internet this bloodsport is called 'netpicking'."

Etymology

Blend of net + nitpicking.

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