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pickin' and grinnin'

noun

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  1. Vigorous playing of folk or country music on a stringed musical instrument, especially…

    Vigorous playing of folk or country music on a stringed musical instrument, especially the guitar or banjo, while smiling broadly.

    • From Kenny Rogers and Ronnie Milsap there was a lot less pickin’ and grinnin’ and a lot more soft rockers and heartbroken love ballads.
    • In this city of guitars and grits, Andersen is the ambassador of pickin’ and grinnin’.

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