Post by t-bob on Apr 12, 2019 11:45:00 GMT -5
PETTIFOG
— verb (used without object), pet·ti·fogged, pet·ti·fog·ging.
to bicker or quibble over trifles or unimportant matters.
to carry on a petty, shifty, or unethical law business.
to practice chicanery of any sort.
Origin: 1605–15; back formation from pettifogger, equivalent to petty + fogger < Middle Low German voger or Middle Dutch voeger one who arranges things; akin to Old English gefōg a joining
— Related forms
pet·ti·fog·ger , noun
pet·ti·fog·ger·y , noun
Can be confused: ambulance chaser mouthpiece pettifogger shyster
— verb (used without object), pet·ti·fogged, pet·ti·fog·ging.
to bicker or quibble over trifles or unimportant matters.
to carry on a petty, shifty, or unethical law business.
to practice chicanery of any sort.
Origin: 1605–15; back formation from pettifogger, equivalent to petty + fogger < Middle Low German voger or Middle Dutch voeger one who arranges things; akin to Old English gefōg a joining
— Related forms
pet·ti·fog·ger , noun
pet·ti·fog·ger·y , noun
Can be confused: ambulance chaser mouthpiece pettifogger shyster
