Rosinenpicken
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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