1. the eggs of lice, especially head lice, that stick to hair shafts
2. minor criticisms or trivial objections to details
Usage: informal

Examples

• The school nurse checked all the children for nits during the lice outbreak.
• She used a fine-toothed comb to remove the nits from her daughter’s hair.
• Nits are harder to remove than adult lice because they stick firmly to the hair.
• The teacher was tired of hearing nits about the homework assignment.
• Stop picking nits about every small detail in the report.
• The editor’s nits about punctuation delayed the publication.
• Parents should check their children’s hair regularly for nits and lice.