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1. A quarrel about petty points
   "the debate turned into thoughtless bickering";
   - bicker, spat [informal], tiff [informal], squabble, pettifoggery, fuss, brannigan [US, informal]

1. Argue over petty things
   "Let's not bicker over pennies";
   - quibble, niggle, pettifog, squabble, brabble

Derived forms: bickerings

Type of: argue, barney [Brit, informal], blue [Austral, NZ, informal], bust-up [informal], contend, debate, ding-dong [Brit, informal], dustup [informal], dust-up, fence, quarrel, row[2], run-in [informal], slanging match [Brit, informal], words, wrangle

Encyclopedia: Bicker