11 May 2012

Persnickety





per·snick·e·ty
adj \pər-ˈsni-kə-\

Definition of PERSNICKETY

Examples of PERSNICKETY

  1. persnickety>
  2. persnickety tasks as hanging wallpaper>

Origin of PERSNICKETY

alteration of pernickety
First Known Use: 1915

Related to PERSNICKETY



P.S. My mom came up with this term one weekend when Bleu was being especially special. I never liked the words "crabby" or "fussy" so she moved on to "persnickety," and it suits our Bleu girl just fine.


1 comment:

Grandma DJ said...

too funny!! love you forever