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Nitpick vs Carp - What's the difference?

nitpick | carp |

As verbs the difference between nitpick and carp

is that nitpick is to correct minutiae or find fault in unimportant details; to kvetch while carp is to complain about a fault; to harp on.

As a noun carp is

any of various freshwater fish of the family cyprinidae'', especially the common carp, ''cyprinus carpio .

nitpick

English

Verb

  • To correct minutiae or find fault in unimportant details; to kvetch.
  • Someone will invariably nitpick about any spelling error posted to the forums.
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  • (archaic) To pick nits - lice eggs - from someone’s hair.
  • Watch the mother gorilla nitpick the baby’s fur clean.

    Synonyms

    * cavil

    See also

    * quibble * split hairs

    carp

    English

    (wikipedia carp)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) carpe, from .

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • Any of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae'', especially the common carp, ''Cyprinus carpio .
  • See also
    * koi

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) .

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To complain about a fault; to harp on.
  • (obsolete) To say; to tell.
  • (obsolete) To find fault with; to censure.
  • (Dryden)
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