Meaning of pick-up line | Babel Free

Definitions

A short introduction or comment intended to garner romantic or sexual interest from a stranger.

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“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?", […]”

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