"nutpick" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: nutpicks [plural]
Etymology: nut + pick Etymology templates: {{compound|en|nut|pick}} nut + pick Head templates: {{en-noun}} nutpick (plural nutpicks)
  1. (US) A sharp tool used for digging the edible portion out of a nut. Tags: US Categories (topical): Tools Synonyms: nut pick Related terms: nutcracker
    Sense id: en-nutpick-en-noun-wQ76c2ne Disambiguation of Tools: 78 22 Categories (other): American English, English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English blends: 62 38 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 60 40 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 47 53
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb [English]

Forms: nutpicks [present, singular, third-person], nutpicking [participle, present], nutpicked [participle, past], nutpicked [past]
Etymology: Blend of nut + nitpick; see nut (“crazy person”). Coined by a commenter in 2006 and popularized by Kevin Drum. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|nut|nitpick}} Blend of nut + nitpick, {{m|en|nut||crazy person}} nut (“crazy person”), {{coinage|en|a commenter|in=2006|nobycat=1|w=-}} Coined by a commenter in 2006 Head templates: {{en-verb}} nutpick (third-person singular simple present nutpicks, present participle nutpicking, simple past and past participle nutpicked)
  1. (Internet) To cherry-pick poor representatives of a viewpoint (i.e., from Internet postings) in order to disparage it. Tags: Internet Categories (topical): Internet
    Sense id: en-nutpick-en-verb-07HxV9~h Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 47 53
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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