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TOPIK 5noun

트집

teujip

트집이 · 트집을

faultfinding, nitpicking, picking a fight over nothing

Example

그는 괜히 음식 맛에 트집을 잡았어요.

He found fault with the taste of the food for no reason.

Word parts

Probably first meant a crack or gap in something; it now means a pretext for complaining.

Good to know

Used as 트집을 잡다; 꼬투리 is a small detail grabbed, 트집 is the act of complaining about it.