pick-me girl
- noun
- /ˈpɪk mi ɡɜrl/
- Slur
:
[OFENSIVO] mujer que busca la aprobación masculina (denigrando a otras mujeres)
- Many people criticized her for acting like a pick-me girl, as she often belittled her friends to gain attention from boys.
So my daughter and her friends, you know, they sit around and they're like, oh, she's a pick me girl.
- So my daughter and her friends, you know, they sit around and they're like, oh, she's a pick me girl.
Examples
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Sarah is a pick me girl, hating on all women but being extra friendly with all men, especially my man my fiance.
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At the party, she tried hard to be the center of attention, which made her seem like a pick-me girl who only wanted male validation.
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He noticed that she would often disparage other girls just to stand out, clearly a sign of being a pick-me girl.
Synonyms
7
9.9
A person who tries to get attention by putting others down to seem attractive
2
9.9
A person who wants people to notice them too much
How Attention-Seeking
- Offensive
2
9.9
- Offensive
2
7.6
- Slur
- Informal
8
3.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound is directly compositional: 'pick-me' denotes someone who seeks validation or approval, and 'girl' specifies a female, so a learner who knows both constituents can infer a girl who seeks attention/approval. Although slangy and culturally marked, the overall meaning follows straightforward noun + modifier composition and is therefore transparent to someone familiar with the constituent 'pick-me'.
Etymology
Pick-me girl comes from the picture of someone saying pick me, like a child who wants to be chosen. Because she seeks attention by putting herself down or putting other women down to win approval, today it means 'a woman who looks for approval by lowering herself or others'.