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Picky.

Picky.

P-I-C-K-Y. It's an adjective, and we can describe someone as being picky.

He is picky. She is picky. I do not like picky people. What does picky mean?

Well, if somebody is picky, they are very careful when they choose something or when they accept something. Maybe they're too careful. They check it very carefully,

or if they ask for something, they are very particular. So it's especially common to say a picky eater. Somebody who is a picky eater is very careful about what they eat and they check everything. They look at everything. When I was young, I was a very picky eater. If my mom fed me vegetables, I would not eat.

But then my mom wouldn't give me any cookies, so I quickly learned not to be so picky.

Mm-hmm. mm-hmm.

But now that I'm older, I think I'm still very picky.

In my case, I love vegetables now.

But I try to eat healthy food.

And I try not to eat at fast food restaurants.

That makes me a little bit picky.

When it comes to wearing clothes, I'm not picky.

I wear anything.

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