pick-me
- noun
- /ˈpɪkˌmi/
- Offensive
- And so she has like a video talking about pick Me's and it's titled nothing is wrong with being a pick me girl lol.
- pick-me-up
But I'm not going to lie, have I seen things that I felt did qualify as quote UN quote pick me behavior?
- But I'm not going to lie, have I seen things that I felt did qualify as quote UN quote pick me behavior?
- So I think of course, pick me's do exist.
Examples
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So I think of course, pick me's do exist.
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Yes, someone commented pick me, pick me, pick me.
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You can ask him when he comes over to pick me up tonight.
Blog text (23) -
Oooh, ooh, pick me, I am!
Blog text (1) -
But I'm not going to lie, have I seen things that I felt did qualify as quote UN quote pick me behavior?
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I don't think it went too well, so just stopped off for a little pick-me-up.
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Ice cream, mashed potatoes, or eat it right out of the can for a pick-me-up.
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Thanks for the pick-me-up.
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Celebratory pick-me-up.
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She always aims to please everyone, often acting like a pick-me to get attention.
Antonyms
How Attention-Seeking
- Offensive
- Offensive
- Offensive
- Informal
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word pick-me comes from the phrase 'pick me!', where pick means 'choose'. Think of a child shouting to be picked or someone changing themselves to win attention, and you have a simple memory of why a pick-me is a person who seeks approval or attention.