A guitar technique used for playing fast arpeggios. One note per string is fretted by the left hand, while the right hand sweeps down/up on the strings in one motion. More than one string cannot ring simultaneously or it will become a chord/whatever.
The difficult part of sweep picking lies within getting your left hand to fret the notes in sync with the right hand's sweeping.
The difficult part of sweep picking lies within getting your left hand to fret the notes in sync with the right hand's sweeping.
by bryan18 September 20, 2005
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Alternatively, acheiving a goal only after someone has done most or all of the work for you.
Alternatively, acheiving a goal only after someone has done most or all of the work for you.
Bob: Damn, that project was rough. But I think I really pulled it off.
Jeff: Yeah..you pulled it off alright. (smiles wickedly)
Boss: Why Jeff, what an excellent job you did on that project, we should talk about your promotion.
Bob: (face turning 10 shades of red, he begins to hop up and down) But..but..no...he's PICKING UP SCRAPS!
Boss: Bob, perhaps you would benefit from some..counseling..
Jeff: Yeah..you pulled it off alright. (smiles wickedly)
Boss: Why Jeff, what an excellent job you did on that project, we should talk about your promotion.
Bob: (face turning 10 shades of red, he begins to hop up and down) But..but..no...he's PICKING UP SCRAPS!
Boss: Bob, perhaps you would benefit from some..counseling..
by ManagementSaidSo May 14, 2005
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George: After you wash the car you need to feed the dog and take out the cat.
Bill: Ok George, I'm picking up what you're putting down!
Bill: Ok George, I'm picking up what you're putting down!
by PirateEyeZ May 21, 2008
Get the i'm picking up what you're putting down mug.The action of inserting one of the index fingers into either nostril, and clearing out residue in the nose called a booger.
Even though most of us would say EW if we saw it in public, everybody does it...everybody.
How do people keep their nostril's clear everyday? Blowing their noses? I don't think so.
Even though most of us would say EW if we saw it in public, everybody does it...everybody.
How do people keep their nostril's clear everyday? Blowing their noses? I don't think so.
Matt: YUCK! Stop nose picking! That's gross!
Josh: Why? You do it everyday in your car after school.
Matt: Eh, true.
Josh: Why? You do it everyday in your car after school.
Matt: Eh, true.
by Latiosandeons February 5, 2009
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Get the Apple Picking mug.(v.) present participle of pence: avoiding a direct answer to a question, as exemplified by Indiana Governor Mike Pence in his interview on "This Week" on March 29, 2015, about the broad "religious freedom" bill he signed.
Examples of pencing:
George Stephanopoulos: "Yes or no: If a florist in Indiana refuses to serve a gay couple at their wedding, is that legal now in Indiana?"
Mike Pence: "George, this is where this debate has gone."
"Is that true or not?"
"George, look, the issue here is that, y'know..."
"Yes or no: should it be legal to discriminate against gays and lesbians?"
"George, you're following the mantra of the last week online, and you're trying to make the issue about something else."
George Stephanopoulos: "Yes or no: If a florist in Indiana refuses to serve a gay couple at their wedding, is that legal now in Indiana?"
Mike Pence: "George, this is where this debate has gone."
"Is that true or not?"
"George, look, the issue here is that, y'know..."
"Yes or no: should it be legal to discriminate against gays and lesbians?"
"George, you're following the mantra of the last week online, and you're trying to make the issue about something else."
by Grinning Cat April 1, 2015
Get the pencing mug.When picking, or scratching, the plaque off of one's teeth to clean one's teeth of bacteria. This is usually done when one feels bumpy stuff on his/her teeth which is plaque or when one cannot brush one's teeth properly.
There are a few ways to do it:
1. Going to the dentist every 6 months.
2. Using one's nail to scratch one's teeth and putting the plaque onto a tissue daily or after every meal.
3. Using a sharp object of some sort to scratch one's teeth and putting the plaque onto a tissue daily or after every meal.
4. Any other way one would like.
There are a few ways to do it:
1. Going to the dentist every 6 months.
2. Using one's nail to scratch one's teeth and putting the plaque onto a tissue daily or after every meal.
3. Using a sharp object of some sort to scratch one's teeth and putting the plaque onto a tissue daily or after every meal.
4. Any other way one would like.
One : Hey your teeth have gotten whiter, lately.
Two : Yeah! I've been picking the plaque everyday!
One : Wow! That's nice. My dentist doesn't even do that for me because he's so cheap.
Two : It's a lot better doing it yourself because it's more reliable and it's a free daily ticket to white teeth!
Two : Yeah! I've been picking the plaque everyday!
One : Wow! That's nice. My dentist doesn't even do that for me because he's so cheap.
Two : It's a lot better doing it yourself because it's more reliable and it's a free daily ticket to white teeth!
by Choysen July 25, 2010
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