Definition
Vigorous playing of folk or country music on a stringed musical instrument, especially the guitar or banjo, while smiling broadly.
In Context
- "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’."