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pick 'em

pick 'em noun: an evenly matched game, bout, or event where there is no favorite or underdog.

Noun

pick 'em (plural pick 'ems)

  1. An evenly matched game, bout, or event where there is no favorite or underdog.
    • How do I not take New York? It's a pick 'em here, and even if Dallas becomes a slight favorite, they're a terrible home chalk team.2016 September 10, Colin Cowherd, The Herd with Colin Cowherd (television production), via Fox Sports 1
  2. (US) A tradition or game in which one predicts the winners of a sporting match.
    • My 256 game pick 'em continues with the AFC South.2020 May 18, Nick Wright, First Things First (video), via Fox Sports 1

Synonyms of pick 'em

Forms of pick 'em

pluralpick 'ems
alternative formpick'em
alternative formpickem
alternative formpick
alternative formPK

Questions about pick 'em

What does pick 'em mean?
Pick 'em means an evenly matched game, bout, or event where there is no favorite or underdog.
What part of speech is pick 'em?
Pick 'em is a noun.
What is the plural of pick 'em?
The plural of pick 'em is pick 'ems.

Words near pick 'em in the dictionary

  1. Picinich
  2. Piciniches
  3. picinninies
  4. picinniny
  5. pick
  6. pick 'em
  7. pick 'n' mix
  8. pick 'n' mixes
  9. pick a fight
  10. pick a hole in someone's coat
  11. pick a lane

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