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pickings 

The single women or men that are still available for marriage in their late 30s and 40s. Sometimes they come with woundedness or baggage as pretty much all the good ones have already been hitched (but not all have been hitched, so don't lose hope).
"Dude, its tough for me to find someone to marry. The pickings are few at my age."

pickings bom 

Steel scraping tool frequently used by a dentist.
"I opened my mouth and the dentist started scraping my teeth with the pickings bom"

Easy Pickings 

Someone that is really easy to mess with because you know they won’t do anything to defend themselves.
Guy 1: Watch it tough guy.

Guy 2: Sorry man, didn’t see you.

Guy 1: Better look next time pipsqueak, you’re easy pickings.
Easy Pickings by USLOPA March 15, 2023

slim pickings 

few choices, in general. Possibly, no choices at all (understatement). Pickings = the things you have available to pick. Slim = thin, few, small. Also slim pickens, slim pickings.
I've been looking for a job for months! Since the layoffs, it's been pretty slim pickings.

the pickings are slim

there is no point in arguing with you because you adamantly reject common sense and scientific reality.
do not argue with stupid, naive, not the brightest lightbulb in the chandelier people ; most often than not the pickings are slim and you end up wasting your time.

easy pickings 

When you see a guy/girl across the room and just know that they are an easy fuck. To fully identify a person who is easy pickings you have to take a selfie in bed with them, then title it 'easy pickings' and send to all your friends. If they allow this they are easy pickings, if they get angry and leave, they are still probably easy pickings.
Me:Oi mate did you see that dead average girl I fucked last night?
Jack: yeah mate opened the Snapchat selfie when I woke up this morning
Me:ahahaha such easy pickings
easy pickings by Easypickings123 August 16, 2017
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Oblication 

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So Joe where are you taking the kids for spring break vacation? We are going on an oblication to Boca to visit my mother-in-law.
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