2006-07-29 14:58:16 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Even though it's obvious, I'll mention that the category implies the context...(which most answerers forget about anyway).
2006-07-29 16:27:18 · update #1
It's selecting the better of the choices and isolating them.
Similarconcept to "pick of the litter".
2006-07-29 15:01:36 · answer #1 · answered by ••Mott•• 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, to me cherry picking is when I go to all the different grocery stores and buy only the items that are on sale.
Or sometimes, I go to a cherry orchard and pick cherries to make a yummy pie.
What else could you possibly mean?
2006-08-02 22:06:30 · answer #2 · answered by mom 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All of the above before this post are correct definitions of the term. It's just a question of context.
2006-07-29 22:22:06 · answer #3 · answered by leehoustonjr@prodigy.net 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As I understand it, it is the selection of a few options out of a wider basket of options based on which simply feels or looks good. Its the opposite of taking an appropriate, informed decision. For example, many people in a poor economy feel that when a company is faced with many job applications for a single position, they resort to cherry picking. "Ok.. This one has red hair. I like that. Let's pick her". Or..... "This one's name looks interesting.. I like the sound of his last name. Let's pick him".
2006-07-29 22:10:19 · answer #4 · answered by Suhrud B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a term used in basketball to describe a person who hangs out in the backcourt waiting for their teammate(s) to get the ball back and throw it down court for an easy basket.
2006-07-29 22:26:32 · answer #5 · answered by Fox Paws 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with the definition supplied by "faux pas." In the US, it's most often a basketball term. In soccer, that type of play is illegal and is referred to as being "offsides," with possesion of the ball immediately being given to the defending team of that goalbox.
2006-08-05 13:12:32 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a Freestyle Bike trick in which you flip the rear tire up in the air and balance on a now sideways front tire and bounce.
2006-07-29 22:09:42 · answer #7 · answered by digitalhandout 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A cherry picker is a hydraulic crane
2006-07-29 22:04:22 · answer #8 · answered by Gregg J 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It really matters what the context of this phrase is. Be careful.
2006-07-29 22:04:12 · answer #9 · answered by Teacher 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A freestyle maneuver.
2006-07-29 22:07:13 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋