pickup line
Bar conversation starter
A pickup line is a rehearsed remark intended to start a conversation with a stranger, typically for romantic or sexual purposes.
Pickup lines range from cheesy to clever: Did it hurt when you fell from heaven?
The term often carries connotations of insincerity or desperation, though some are delivered with knowing irony.
Tension-easing social activity
- conversation starterInitiates social exchange
- openingGap or start
- introductionPreliminary section or presentation
- greetingExpression of welcome
first impression · cold approach · boldness · confidence · nerve · courage · awkward · rejection
What begins something
- come-onAttempt to attract someone
- smooth talkFlattery meant to persuade
- flatteryExcessive insincere praise
- complimentWords expressing approval
proposition · advance · pass · innuendo · suggestive · tease · wink · smirk
Cheap and insincere
- cornyTiresomely sentimental or trite
- cringyCausing secondhand embarrassment
- cleverShowing mental quickness
- wittyCleverly humorous
pun · wordplay · quip · joke · gag · funny · silly · playful
Art of choosing moments
- smoothWithout roughness or difficulty
- suaveSmoothly refined in manner
- charmAttractive personal quality
- charismaMagnetic personal appeal
swagger · bravado · eye contact · body language · tone · rehearsed · spontaneous · stumble
icebreaker
Tension-easing social activity
- conversation starterInitiates social exchange
- openingGap or start
- introductionPreliminary section or presentation
greeting · first impression · cold approach · boldness · confidence · nerve · courage · awkward · rejection · shot
opener
What begins something
- come-onAttempt to attract someone
- smooth talkFlattery meant to persuade
- flatteryExcessive insincere praise
compliment · proposition · advance · pass · innuendo · suggestive · tease · wink · smirk · coy
cheesy
Cheap and insincere
- cornyTiresomely sentimental or trite
- cringyCausing secondhand embarrassment
- cleverShowing mental quickness
witty · pun · wordplay · quip · joke · gag · funny · silly · playful · groan
timing
Art of choosing moments
- smoothWithout roughness or difficulty
- suaveSmoothly refined in manner
- charmAttractive personal quality
charisma · swagger · bravado · eye contact · body language · tone · rehearsed · spontaneous · stumble · stammer
- datingmatch, profile, swipe left, hookup, breakup
- flirtingwink, winking, hair flip, flirting, compliments
- love expressionsI love you, my love, sweetheart, darling, dear
- school runschool bus, carpool, drop-off, school zone, school gate
- openersbottle opener, can opener, corkscrew, church key, churchkey
- romancelove story, amor, love, boyfriend, courting