Definition of to bikeshed

bikeshed    

verb

• to debate at length on an unimportant decision.

  We need to stop bikeshedding and come to a consensus.

  We've been bikeshedding about the font choice all morning.

  • See more words with the same meaning: corporate-speak (list of).

  Last edited on Feb 21 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Mar 30 2010.

origin

• For origin information, see the Wikipedia page for Parkinson's Law of Triviality.

  Last edited on Mar 30 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Mar 30 2010.

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