Phrase guide

pick-up line

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A short introduction or comment intended to garner romantic or sexual interest from a stranger.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Freddie has a new pick-up line for every girl he meets in the bar, but he always goes home alone.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: chat-up line, opener

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: line[Appendix:Glossary

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

30 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: floreta — short introduction intended to garner romantic or sexual interest from a stranger
  • Chinese Mandarin: 情話 /情话 (qínghuà) — short introduction intended to garner romantic or sexual interest from a stranger
  • Chinese Mandarin: 土味情話 /土味情话 (tǔwèi qínghuà) — short introduction intended to garner romantic or sexual interest from a stranger
  • Danish: scorereplik — short introduction intended to garner romantic or sexual interest from a stranger
  • Dutch: openingszin — short introduction intended to garner romantic or sexual interest from a stranger
  • Finnish: iskurepliikki — short introduction intended to garner romantic or sexual interest from a stranger
  • Finnish: iskurepla — short introduction intended to garner romantic or sexual interest from a stranger
  • French: phrase d'accroche — short introduction intended to garner romantic or sexual interest from a stranger
  • French: phrase d'approche — short introduction intended to garner romantic or sexual interest from a stranger
  • French: disquette — short introduction intended to garner romantic or sexual interest from a stranger
  • German: Anmachspruch — short introduction intended to garner romantic or sexual interest from a stranger
  • German: Anmache — short introduction intended to garner romantic or sexual interest from a stranger
  • Greek: ατάκα (atáka) — short introduction intended to garner romantic or sexual interest from a stranger
  • Icelandic: veiðilína — short introduction intended to garner romantic or sexual interest from a stranger
  • Icelandic: pikköpplína — short introduction intended to garner romantic or sexual interest from a stranger
  • Icelandic: bólbeita — short introduction intended to garner romantic or sexual interest from a stranger
  • Indonesian: gombalan — short introduction intended to garner romantic or sexual interest from a stranger
  • Indonesian: pemikat — short introduction intended to garner romantic or sexual interest from a stranger
  • Italian: frase da rimorchio — short introduction intended to garner romantic or sexual interest from a stranger
  • Italian: frase d'approccio — short introduction intended to garner romantic or sexual interest from a stranger
  • Ladino: shakaruka — short introduction intended to garner romantic or sexual interest from a stranger
  • Malay: kata pikat — short introduction intended to garner romantic or sexual interest from a stranger
  • Polish: tekst na podryw — short introduction intended to garner romantic or sexual interest from a stranger
  • Portuguese: cantada — short introduction intended to garner romantic or sexual interest from a stranger
  • Portuguese: piropo — short introduction intended to garner romantic or sexual interest from a stranger
  • Romanian: replică de agățat — short introduction intended to garner romantic or sexual interest from a stranger
  • Serbo-Croatian: upucavanje — short introduction intended to garner romantic or sexual interest from a stranger
  • Serbo-Croatian: ulet — short introduction intended to garner romantic or sexual interest from a stranger
  • Spanish: piropo — short introduction intended to garner romantic or sexual interest from a stranger
  • Swedish: raggningsreplik — short introduction intended to garner romantic or sexual interest from a stranger