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pick-up line

pick-up line noun: a short introduction or comment intended to garner romantic or sexual interest from a stranger.

Noun

pick-up line (plural pick-up lines)

  1. A short introduction or comment intended to garner romantic or sexual interest from a stranger.
    • Freddie has a new pick-up line for every girl he meets in the bar, but he always goes home alone.
    • Obviously, the real skill of the pickup line is to possess a moronic amount of self-belief[…] but it's worth persevering with. Rod Stewart, for example, puts his 30-year run of successful pickups down to a curious "What have you got in that handbag?", […]2013 July 2, Stuart Heritage, “Pickup lines: tell us your best – and the worst you've ever heard”, in The Guardian
    Synonyms:
    chat-up line, opener

pick-up line meaning in Malay and Indonesian

pick-up line in Malay

short introduction intended to garner romantic or sexual interest from a stranger
kata pikat

pick-up line in Indonesian

short introduction intended to garner romantic or sexual interest from a stranger
gombalan, pemikat

Synonyms of pick-up line

Forms of pick-up line

pluralpick-up lines
alternative formpick up line
alternative formpickup line

Questions about pick-up line

What does pick-up line mean?
Pick-up line means a short introduction or comment intended to garner romantic or sexual interest from a stranger.
What is pick-up line in Malay?
Pick-up line in Malay is kata pikat. See Pick-up line meaning in Malay.
What part of speech is pick-up line?
Pick-up line is a noun.
What is the plural of pick-up line?
The plural of pick-up line is pick-up lines.

Words near pick-up line in the dictionary

  1. pick-up game
  2. pick-up games
  3. pick-up goods
  4. pick-up joint
  5. pick-up joints
  6. pick-up line
  7. pick-up lines
  8. pick-up sticks
  9. pick-ups
  10. pick-your-own
  11. pick-your-owns

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