Quibble

A shift or turn from the point in question; a trifling or evasive distinction; an evasion; a cavil.

A pun; a low conceit.

To evade the point in question by artifice, play upon words, caviling, or by raising any insignificant or impertinent question or point; to trifle in argument or discourse; to equivocate.

To pun; to practice punning.

To argue over insignificant or trivial matters

argue over petty things; "Let's not quibble over pennies"