pick-me girl
A woman who asserts that she is unlike most other women, in order to gain attention,…A woman who asserts that she is unlike (and sometimes better than) most other women, in order to gain attention, approval, or validation from men.
Meaning
1 senses(derogatory)A woman who asserts that she is unlike (and sometimes better than) most other women, in order to gain attention, approval, or validation from men.
Coordinate term: pick-me boy
Origin
From the phrase pick me + girl, the implication being that such women, like someone pleadiFrom the phrase pick me + girl, the implication being that such women, like someone pleading "pick me!", are desperate to be chosen over their putative competition.
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