pickup line
noun
a remark used to try to attract sexual or romantic attention from someone, especially a stranger.
pickup lines
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pluralof pickup line.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Three pickup lines to avoid: “Are you single?”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
Days before I talked to Shane, I’d pasted into ChatGPT an article she had written in 2021 about A.I. pickup lines.
From Slate ● Mar. 2, 2023
And principals reported squabbles at pickup lines with parents who refused to follow masking requirements.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 14, 2022
Mr. Maggio grew up in “Saturday Night Fever”-era Brooklyn, when young people wore their astrological signs on T-shirts and used their signs as pickup lines in discos.
From New York Times ● Oct. 5, 2017
Tyler reluctantly helps him generate some hetero-friendly pickup lines.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 8, 2016
