Rosinenpicken
German
editEtymology
editFrom 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
editNoun
editRosinenpicken n (strong, genitive Rosinenpickens, no plural)
- cherry picking (act)
- Synonym: Rosinenpickerei
Declension
editDeclension of Rosinenpicken [sg-only, neuter, strong]
Related terms
editFurther reading
edit- “Rosinenpicken” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Rosinenpicken” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Rosinenpicken” in Duden online