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netpicking

netpicking noun: nitpicking on the Internet, usually regarding minor mistakes in a film, television series, etc.

Noun

netpicking (uncountable)

  1. (Internet, dated, slang) nitpicking on the Internet, usually regarding minor mistakes in a film, television series, etc.
    • Such debates about details occur all the time in any fan forum; on the Internet this bloodsport is called 'netpicking'.1995, Fortean Times, page 27

Origin of netpicking

Blend of net + nitpicking.

Questions about netpicking

What does netpicking mean?
Netpicking means nitpicking on the Internet, usually regarding minor mistakes in a film, television series, etc.
What part of speech is netpicking?
Netpicking is a noun.

Words near netpicking in the dictionary

  1. NETosis
  2. netphone
  3. netphones
  4. netpicker
  5. netpickers
  6. netpicking
  7. netplay
  8. netpost
  9. netposts
  10. netpreneur
  11. netpreneurs

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