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Pettifogging is today’s Word of the Day. It’s a perfect old-fashioned synonym for quibble or squabble.
WORD | TYPE | DEFINITION | PRONUNCIATION |
Pettifogging | Noun, Verb | Placing undue emphasis on petty details. To argue over unimportant matters. | PED-ee-fawg-ging |
SOURCE | The earliest evidence for using the word pettifog is from the mid 1500’s. In its earliest English uses, “pettifogger” was two separate words: “pettie fogger.” “Pettie” was a variant spelling of “petty.” | ||
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Information Sources: Combination of Dictionary.com; Dictionary of American Regional English; Merriam-Webster Dictionary; Collins English Dictionary; Oxford English Dictionary; Vocabulary.com; A Word a Day; The Etyman™; The Word Finder (J.I. Rodale)
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