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pick-me girl

pick-me girl noun: a woman who asserts that she is unlike (and sometimes better than) most other women, in order to gain attention, approval, or validation from men.

Noun

pick-me girl (plural pick-me girls)

  1. (derogatory) A woman who asserts that she is unlike (and sometimes better than) most other women, in order to gain attention, approval, or validation from men.
    • Coordinate term: pick-me boy
    • Perhaps that's why Daniel saw her past the rest of the “pick me” girls.2013, Stephen Hayes, Rock Haulter, eBookIt.com, →ISBN
    Synonyms:
    NLOG, pick-me, pickmeisha

Synonyms of pick-me girl

Forms of pick-me girl

pluralpick-me girls
alternative formpick me girl

Origin of pick-me girl

From the phrase pick me + girl, the implication being that such women, like someone pleading "pick me!", are desperate to be chosen over their putative competition.

Questions about pick-me girl

What does pick-me girl mean?
Pick-me girl means a woman who asserts that she is unlike (and sometimes better than) most other women, in order to gain attention, approval, or validation from men.
What part of speech is pick-me girl?
Pick-me girl is a noun.
What is the plural of pick-me girl?
The plural of pick-me girl is pick-me girls.

Words near pick-me girl in the dictionary

  1. pick-fault
  2. pick-faults
  3. pick-me
  4. pick-me boy
  5. pick-me boys
  6. pick-me girl
  7. pick-me girls
  8. pick-me-up
  9. pick-me-ups
  10. pick-mes
  11. pick-off

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