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(US) A sharp tool used for digging the edible portion out of a nut..
Nutpicking has gotten easy over the last few years–just check out the Twitter feeds of Teanderthal Members of Congress.
The blog-era term "nutpicking", which refers to cherry-picking the worst or nuttiest comments to disparage a larger group ("liberals", "conservatives", "feminists") by falsely implying the views are widely-held within the group, needs to be revived. It's very common on Twitter.
If there’s a right-wing analog to the Media Matters machine, it often comes in the ongoing effort to “nutpick” radical professors, highlight their most ridiculous (and often years-old) comments, and try to drive them out of their jobs.
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Nut pick means (US) A sharp tool used for digging the edible portion out of a nut..
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Nutpicking has gotten easy over the last few years–just check out the Twitter feeds of Teanderthal Members of Congress.
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