Verb: "(fandom slang) to review a work of fiction (generally produced by a non-Briton) to ensure conformity to British English and accurate portrayal of British characters, settings, and culture"
2013, Juli Page Morgan, Crimson and Clover, Crimson Romance (2013), →ISBN, unnumbered page (acknowledgements):
To Anne Marsden who sent me my first critique which turned this story into a real book, and also for Brit-picking those first few chapters to give me a feel for how my British characters should speak.
2009 March 13, Stephen Tempest, “Review of BtVS 8.23 'Predators and Prey”, in alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer[2] (Usenet):
The bag on the worktop appears to say "DONTS'... which is either the name of a shop, an abbreviation of 'doughnuts', or proof that they're so wealthy from plundering banks that they fly in their doughnuts from the US instead of buying them in Scotland. Or a lack of britpicking by the artist.
2004 June 11, txt_eva [username], “Re: If a fic gets no feedback...”, in alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer.creative[3] (Usenet):
My feedback tends to be: "I LOVE THIS!" or "Great plot, great fic, great writer" Not really constructive. Sometimes i'll brit pick if its[sic] something really "bad" (ie a whole fic about Harry talkign[sic] about Soccer) and constant.
