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The Weekend - Pick Up Lines #D0306

A: Let’s got out tomorrow night. We can go to a bar and try to find you a girlfriend.

B: I don’t think that’s a good idea. I am just not good with approaching someone and starting up a conversation.

A: Maybe you just need a few pick up lines, you know, break the ice.

B: Pick up lines don’t work!

A: Come on! You can just walk up to a girl and say: “If you were a booger I’d pick you first.”

B: What? Come on! That’s just lame! No girl would fall for that!

A: Fine, then you can say: “So there you are! I’ve been looking all over for YOU, the woman of my dreams!”

B: That’s a good one! I think that’s pretty funny.

A: Yeah, so you make her laugh, you make a fool of yourself a little bit and then you buy her a drink.

B: Ok, how does this sound: “I was so enchanted by your beauty that I ran into that wall over there. So I am going to need your name and number for insurance purposes.”

A: Nice! Let’s go!

Key Vocabulary

bar - a place one goes to drink alcohol

girlfriend - a female friend with whom a man or boy is romantically involved with

break the ice - to overcome reserve, awkwardness, or formality within a group

lame - not cool

pick up lines - conversation opener with the intent of engaging an unfamiliar person for romance or dating

fool - a silly person

enchant - to delight to a high degree, charm

Supplementary Vocabulary

seduce - to persuade or induce to have sexual intercourse

flirt - toy or play with another’s affections

connection - a bond between two people

wing man - wingman is a role that a person may take when a friend needs support with approaching potential partners

stud - a man seen as desirable