Ellen Pompeo as Meredith Gray in 'Grey's Anatomy' ; Ari Kytsya in a TikTok video. Meredith Grey’s on-again, off-again relationship with Dr. Derek “McDreamy” Shepherd on the early seasons of Grey’s ...

Once upon a time, the phrase “pick me” was just a reference to a vulnerable 2005 monologue from Meredith Grey on Grey’s Anatomy. Online, it gained a clear, commonly used meaning around 2016, as a ...

A ‘pick-me girl’ wants nothing more than to set herself apart from other women, even if that means embracing the male gaze and denouncing the parts of herself that are inherently associated with ...

I was delighted when the term “'pick me girl” sprang into popularity, as I was with other slang terms like “aura farming” and “performative male,” because they were able to succinctly identify a ...

Co-workers can be hard to decipher. Who is a true friend, and who is just out to get ahead? Career coach Kay, who goes by @corporatespiritguide on TikTok, might be able to clear things up a bit when ...

Conversation about the "pick-me girl" has exploded online in recent years. Our culture has fueled it from both ends, by ...

Meredith Grey’s on-again, off-again relationship with Dr. Derek “McDreamy” Shepherd on the early seasons of Grey’s Anatomy gave us more than great TV: It also sparked one of the most enduring slang ...