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Pertackered 

Australian Slang. From Warrnambool. May have been in a Movie. Meaning for something to be absolutely buggered, ruined.
"That tellies Pertackered!"
"Nah, it was Pertackered, so Threw it out"
Pertackered by Eamon Hale August 9, 2004

pernickity 

pedantic, analy retentive, from the root - to 'pick nits', meaning to pick up small and possibly irrelevant or unimportant details
Charles was always picking nits and complaining about the cleanliness of the squat. Personally I think he is being too pernickity.
pernickity by Gari May 8, 2003
Jimmy has a pernace of furnaces in his house!
Pernace by TheOpenBox October 26, 2015
This is a versatile word. Its most common usage as a verb refers to reading 2/3 of a book, then stopping. It can also be used to refer to doing 2/3 of anything and then stopping, or as a noun.

The second usage of Pernick centers around late night walks, ie. to go on a Pernick. The walk is usually long and meandering, with no specific destination in mind.

The third and final usage of the word is as a verb relating to spirited debate. If you thrashed someone in a passionate, well-thought-out debate, you Pernicked them.
Yeah I Pernicked
Pernick by Adhelmthebraveknight September 6, 2010

Pernickety 

Function: adjective
Etymology: alteration of pernickety
1 a : fussy about small details : FASTIDIOUS
b : having the characteristics of a snob
2 : requiring great precision per·snick·e·ti·ness /-n&s/ noun
Pernickety by Vero January 10, 2005