Pick-up line
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A pick-up line or chat-up line is a conversation opener with the intent of engaging an unfamiliar person for romance, or dating. Overt and sometimes humorous displays of romantic interest, pick-up lines advertise the wit of their speakers to their target listeners.
Pick-up lines range from straightforward conversation openers such as introducing oneself, providing information about oneself, or asking someone what their likes are[1] to elaborate attempts including humor such as "If you were Spock's phaser, you would be set to stun" or "If I could rearrange the alphabet, I would put 'U' and 'I' together". Also, they can be to flirt, such as "Do you have a map, because I keep getting lost in your eyes."[2]
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- ^ Kuriansky, Judith (2003). "The complete idiot's guide to dating". p. 118. ISBN 1592571530. http://books.google.com/books?id=6hQlsQQrtkkC&pg=PA118#v=onepage&q&f=false.
- ^ Macrae, Fiona (2010-09-17). "Forget the cheesy chat-up lines – just say 'Hello' if you want to be a success with the opposite sex". The Daily Mail. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1312770/Cheesy-chat-lines-dont-work-Just-say-Hello-want-success-opposite-sex.html. Retrieved 2010-09-20.
