Meanings
nounnetpicking (uncountable)
- Internetdatedslanguncountablelifestylenitpicking 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
Blend of net + nitpicking.
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netpicking. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/netpicking
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