day game

Sunlit ballpark event

Day game is pickup artist slang for approaching potential romantic or sexual partners in daytime settings—coffee shops, bookstores, parks, sidewalks—as opposed to nightclubs or bars.

The term treats social interaction as a skill to practice: I'm heading downtown to work on my day game.

It carries the strategic, sometimes predatory connotations of pickup culture generally.

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flirting · nervous energy · coffee · street · sober · casual · confidence · cold approach · number · conversation · body language · park · bookstore · mall · direct · opener · small talk · social

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Opposites
timing of play

day gamenight game

Sporting event after dark

party game · online game

time of play

day gamenight game

Sporting event after dark

nightcap · Monday Night Football

Family

day, game, days, daily, daytime, daylight, games, gamer, gamers

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Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G