Rosinenpicken
German edit
Etymology edit
From Rosine + picken. Derived from idiomatic expressions such as sich die Rosinen herauspicken (“to cherry-pick”, literally “to pick out raisins”) or sich die Rosinen aus dem Kuchen picken (literally “to pick raisins out of the cake”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Rosinenpicken n (strong, genitive Rosinenpickens, no plural)
- cherry picking (act)
- Synonym: Rosinenpickerei
Declension edit
Declension of Rosinenpicken [sg-only, neuter, strong]
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “Rosinenpicken” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Rosinenpicken” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Rosinenpicken” in Duden online