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pick me

pick me is the alternative spelling of pick-me.

Meaning of pick-me

Noun

pick-me (plural pick-mes)

  1. (derogatory, slang) Synonym of pick-me girl.
    • Yet the “pick me” culture, a phenomenon where some women announce their willingness to adhere to these arbitrary standards, is evident on Twitter and other social media sites.2020, Mikki Kendall, Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot, page 74
    Synonyms:
    pick-me girl
  2. (broadly, derogatory, slang) A person who acts against the interests of their own (typically marginalized) group in the hope of obtaining majority favour.
    • Pick-mes are ideal for the role of the token minority friend since they often fall in line with racist beliefs used against their own community.2020, Danica Seto, "White People, Please Pick Me", Overachiever Magazine, September 2020 (link)

Forms of pick me

pluralpick mes

Questions about pick me

What is pick me the alternative spelling of?
Pick me is the alternative spelling of pick-me.

Words near pick me in the dictionary

  1. pick guns
  2. pick hammer
  3. pick hammers
  4. pick holes
  5. pick it up
  6. pick me
  7. pick mes
  8. pick oakum
  9. pick of the crop
  10. pick of the litter
  11. pick off

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