pick-up line

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pick-up line

noun pick-up lines · pick up line · pickup line

  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.

    Similar: chat-up line, opener

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

Españolpiropo
中文情話 /情话 qínghuà, 土味情話 /土味情话 tǔwèi qínghuà
Portuguêscantada, piropo
Françaisphrase d'accroche, phrase d'approche, disquette
DeutschAnmachspruch, Anmache
Italianofrase da rimorchio, frase d'approccio
Ελληνικάατάκα atáka
Românăreplică de agățat

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@misc{pick_up_line_2026,
  title = {pick-up line},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pick-up%20line},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}