flat pick

¹

noun

1. a usually triangular plectrum used in plucking or strumming the strings of an instrument, especially a guitar.

flat-pick

²

[ flat-pik ]

verb (used with object)

1. to play (an instrument) by plucking its strings with a flat pick.

verb (used without object)

1. to play a stringed instrument using a flat pick.

Other Words From

• flat-picker noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of flat pick¹

First recorded in 1960–65