niggle
A minor complaint or problem.
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Born ~1599 · 1 year of recorded useSeen in the wild
Trump deserves worse but that’s a niggle
Are they going to skewer niggle with this one or are they going to let him get away with it again? and again? and again?
Any time I've mailed them about something (from a minor niggle to wanting to return something a bit later than policy) they've been entirely awesome. Really makes you want to keep buying from them. And I have.
An unchanged lineup. I’m surprised. Surely Zubi must have a niggle they are managing
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A minor complaint or problem.
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(transitive, obsolete) To trifle with; to deceive; to mock.
“Any time I've mailed them about something (from a minor niggle to wanting to return something a bit later than policy) they've been entirely awesome. Really makes you want to keep buying from them. And I have.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“An unchanged lineup. I’m surprised. Surely Zubi must have a niggle they are managing”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(obsolete) Small, cramped handwriting.
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