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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.

slim pickens 

Means a small amount of anything. Could refer to anything,
depending on the context in which it is used.
The annual company gifts were pretty slim pickens this year.
slim pickens by nick_g August 21, 2011

slim pickens 

when there is a lack of the opposite sex around
"damn dawg it is slim pickens tonight, where are all of the hottiemonjaros, how am I a suppose to get a quality blowjob if there are no females to deliver, DAMN IT!"

"If this party is another one of your slim picken parties I'm going to stab you fosho"
slim pickens by the st3 October 6, 2005

Slim Pickin'

Skinny little guy at the bottom of the hit list, thinks he's all tough.
Gangsta : Hey Slim Pickin'! We have bigger fish to fry now, but one day we're gonna get your ass!

Slim : I own, u ain't got nothin! U ain't own me!

Person 1 : Just ignore him, let's go down to the beach.
Person 2 : Ya he ain't nobody, he's just a Slim Pickin'!
Slim Pickin' by Taeko Hentie April 25, 2006

slim picking 

The art of stealing drinks at a night club or bar.
My boy called me up tonight and said yo lets hit the clubs. I so no way bro got no cash. He said me neither but we can just go slim picking
slim picking by Chopz Pagso February 28, 2011

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.
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