Meanings
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of cherry pick
nouncherry picking (uncountable)
- uncountableThe selection of desirable items and rejection of undesirable ones in order to obtain an advantage or present something in the best possible light.
Translations
Finnish rusinanpoiminta
- rusinanpoimintaselection of desirable items to obtain an advantage
French cueillette de cerises, picorage
- cueillette de cerisesselection of desirable items to obtain an advantage
- picorageselection of desirable items to obtain an advantage
German Rosinenpickerei, Rosinenpicken
- Rosinenpickereiselection of desirable items to obtain an advantage
- Rosinenpickenselection of desirable items to obtain an advantage
Hungarian mazsolázás, mazsolázgatás
- mazsolázásselection of desirable items to obtain an advantage
- mazsolázgatásselection of desirable items to obtain an advantage
- kimazsolázásselection of desirable items to obtain an advantage
- szemezgetésselection of desirable items to obtain an advantage
Polish wybiórcze podejście
- wybiórcze podejścieselection of desirable items to obtain an advantage
Spanish evidencia incompleta, prueba incompleta
- evidencia incompletaselection of desirable items to obtain an advantage
- prueba incompletaselection of desirable items to obtain an advantage
- evidencia selectivaselection of desirable items to obtain an advantage
Turkish cımbızlama safsatası
- cımbızlama safsatasıselection of desirable items to obtain an advantage
Cite this entry
APA
cherry picking. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cherry%20picking
MLA
“cherry picking.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cherry%20picking. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cherry picking,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cherry%20picking.
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