pettifog

Meanings

• Verb

  Engage in petty or trivial legal disputes or arguments.

  - "Lawyers often pettifog over minor details in a case."
  - "The parties spent hours pettifogging about the contract's fine print."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with pettifog
dog , fog , log

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Variants

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pettifogger , pettifoggeries , pettifoggers , pettifoggery , pettifogging , pettifoggings

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Etymology

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Originally a term used in the legal profession, pettifog comes from the Dutch word 'petifoggen,' meaning to pester or annoy.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'pettifogger' was once used to describe a lawyer who engaged in such petty and annoying legal practices.

2. The word 'pettifog' has been in use since the late 1600s.

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Related Concepts

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1. Legalese: The complex and often confusing language used in legal documents and proceedings.

2. Litigation: The process of taking legal action against someone or something, including the preparation and filing of a lawsuit.

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Culture

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In literature, pettifogging is often used to describe lengthy and unnecessary legal proceedings. In art and music, there are no known significant associations with the word.

How to Memorize "pettifog"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a lawyer arguing over petty details in a courtroom, or imagine the word as 'petty' and 'fog' combined.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with petty arguments or lengthy legal proceedings.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the first letter of each word in 'petty' and 'fog' to remember the meaning: 'Pettifog = Petty legal Fog'.

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