chipoter
🇧🇪 French slang from Belgium
What does “chipoter” mean?
to fiddle, to faff about; to be fussy
Example
“Arrête de chipoter avec ton GSM.”
Stop fiddling with your phone.
Good to know
In France it is "to quibble".
Who you can say it to
Fine with anyone
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The textbook way to say it: tripoter, hésiter
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