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pickings /ˈpɪkɪŋz/ /ˈpɪkənz/ noun
pickings
/ˈpɪkɪŋz/ /ˈpɪkənz/
noun
Learner's definition of PICKINGS
[plural] informal
: opportunities for getting the things you want or need捡便宜的机会;获得所需之物的机会

pickings

plural noun

pick·​ings ˈpi-kiŋz How to pronounce pickings (audio) -kənz How to pronounce pickings (audio)
: something that is picked or picked up: such as
a
: gleanable or eatable fragments : scraps
b
: yield or return for effort expended
easy pickings
slim pickings

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Lucky for them, the pickings aren’t too slim; the number of job posts advertising dog-friendly offices increased by almost a quarter (23%) over the same period. Jane Thier, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2022 By the time the Browns hunted for their possible temporary No. 2, the pickings were slim. Mary Kay Cabot, cleveland, 21 July 2022 All of these make healthcare easy pickings for a particular flavor of cyberthreat motivated by greed and growing in prevalence: ransomware. Charles Aunger, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2022 For one thing, our first issues were mostly about the IBM PC—so more current pickings were slim. PCMAG, 27 July 2022 That makes easy pickings for the bears once the fish start running. Scott Mcmurren, Anchorage Daily News, 25 June 2022 The average age of vehicles on U.S. roadways edged higher in 2021, hitting a record of 12.2 years, as Americans challenged by high car prices and slim pickings on dealer lots held on to cars longer. Nora Eckert, WSJ, 23 May 2022 While the pickings might be thin on the free-agency list, there is a whole other world out there on the trade market, a market that does not have the same timing elements as free agency. Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 2 July 2022 The Sims offers up many options for customisation, but like so many other video games, the pickings were slim for people who weren’t white and thin. Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 23 June 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1642, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of pickings was in 1642

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