Being very picky about what you want; having specific standards and not settling for less.
From choose + -y (suffix making adjectives). This is a relatively modern informal word, forming naturally in English to describe someone who exercises choice.
Choosy is a strange word because it's informal and commonly used, yet most formal writing avoids it—language develops little pockets where casual words feel perfect in certain contexts but awkward everywhere else.
Disproportionately applied to women as criticism for exercising preferences in partners or careers. Men with standards are 'selective'; women are 'choosy'—diminishing agency as pickiness.
Use neutrally for both genders or avoid for humans entirely, replacing with 'selective', 'discerning', or 'particular'.
["selective","particular","discerning","careful"]
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