PETTIFOG Meaning of PETTIFOG in English v.intr. (pettifogged, pettifogging) 1 practise legal deception or trickery. 2 quibble or wrangle about petty points. [ back-form. f. PETTIFOGGER ] Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012