I love this word, so I thought I'd share it with all of you.
'Niggling' refers to being petty--especially when arguing about things. For instance, arguing about how long someone took to get ready to leave the house would fall into this catagory. As well as most other squables between siblings, or people flaming eachother on the internet.
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Posted 14 March 2006 - 11:01 PM
I double check the word just ot make sure but i feel that word is kind of racists and inappriopriate for this forum regaurdless what the definition is.
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Posted 14 March 2006 - 11:16 PM
Saint_Michael, on Mar 14 2006, 11:01 PM, said:
I double check the word just ot make sure but i feel that word is kind of racists and inappriopriate for this forum regaurdless what the definition is.
I'm not quite sure what you mean. The word has absolutely no racist connotations. The only way it could possibly be construed as offencive is that it i mostly used to tell someone that you think their argument is petty or superficial. Perhaphs you are thinking of a different word (though i am unaware of an similar ones that would envoke racial connotations)?
I think you may be confused about what this word actually means (though i just posted the deffination). Please elaborate.
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Posted 15 March 2006 - 12:27 AM
The definition by Princeton University lexicon project http://wordnet.princ...ebwn?s=niggling
The word is actually defined but it may resemble the taboo word.
The word is actually defined but it may resemble the taboo word.
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Posted 15 March 2006 - 12:31 AM
I think its a british word maybe thats why, never really heard that in the states though, I'm not saying it's racist im just saying that a portion of that word could be mistaken for the taboo that buffalo mentioned.
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Posted 15 March 2006 - 08:56 PM
Saint_Michael, on Mar 14 2006, 06:01 PM, said:
I double check the word just ot make sure but i feel that word is kind of racists and inappriopriate for this forum regaurdless what the definition is.
To be quite frank, I believe it is some form of the word "*BLEEP*rdly" which means to be miserly of petty.
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Posted 15 March 2006 - 09:00 PM
Yea I also haven't heard this word in the states which probably why when I first saw it I felt the reaction of Saint_Michael. I don't like using new words anyway. Why use big words and words out of ordinary language when all you have to say is arguing. Simple word everyone knows 
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