3 Second Rule
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A pick up "rule" that says one must approach the woman they are interested in within 3 seconds. |
Abundance Mentality |
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A mantra that suggests there are an abundance of potential women available, implying that one should not
be concerned about whether or not a particular woman is interested or not.
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Alpha Male of the Group |
AMOG |
A socially comfortable male who will compete with you for a woman and interfere with your approach. |
alt.seduction.fast |
ASF |
alt.seduction.fast, a newsgroup dedicated to seduction widely considered the origin of the online
seduction community.
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Anchor |
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Also anchor point, a feedback mechanism where an emotional state is bound to a physical action. |
Anti-Slut Defense |
ASD |
A common behavior among women where they make a concerted effort to not appear too easy or slutty,
particularly before sex or physical intimacy. "I never do this" is a common example.
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Approach Anxiety |
AA |
The fear that arises when doing a cold approach on a woman or group of women (or group of strangers,
including men).
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Average Frustrated Chump |
AFC |
A stereotypical "nice guy" who has only a weak ability to approach and engage with women, and who tends
to engage is supplicative and deferential behavior when he does interact with them.
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Bedroom Eyes |
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A particular form of eye contact that suggests a desire for sex. |
Below Average Frustrated Chump |
bAFC |
An individual whose seduction ability is even below that of the Average Frustrated Chump (AFC). |
Bitch Shield |
BS |
Behavior from a woman designed specifically to fend off potential suitors. |
Blow Out |
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A form of rejection that usually occurs while approaching and engaging a woman for the first time and
involves the woman or others ending the interaction either indirectly or directly.
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Bootcamp |
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An intensive training course in seduction usually held by dating coaches or mPUAs. |
Bounce |
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To move to another location, generally with a woman or women. |
Boyfriend Destroyer |
BFD |
A technique designed to inject a woman with doubts about her boyfriend and ideally get her to leave her
boyfriend.
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Buyer's Remorse |
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When a woman regrets sleeping with a man. |
Buying Temperature |
BT |
How attracted a woman is to a particular man trying to seduce her. |
Calibration |
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The skill of choosing appropriate seduction techniques based on feedback received from the target
woman.
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Canned Opener |
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A memorized statement, question, of action used with little to no variation to start a conversation with
a woman.
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Canned Routine |
CR |
A seduction "routine" or blueprint with set responses to set behavior that is memorized ahead of time
and applied with little to no variation.
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Cat String Theory |
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A term coined by Mystery to describe the dynamic where people value what they work for more than they
value what comes easily.
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Cavemanming |
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Cavemanning or "Caveman Style" involves using aggressive physical escalation with little verbal
escalation to seduce a target.
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Closing |
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To achieve tangible success with a woman. Generally, anything from getting her number to getting sex is
considered a close.
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Club Game |
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Also Dance Floor Game, this is the process of attempting to seduce women at a night club, usually on the
dance floor.
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Cockblock |
CB |
A person who deliberately or unintentionally interferes with your ability to seduce your target. |
Cocky Funny |
C&F |
A seduction approach that consists of blending cocky behavior with humor. |
Cold Approach |
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The act of approaching a woman you have never met and do not know. |
Cold Reading |
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A set of techniques where one seems to demonstrate insight and knowledge about a person they have never
met.
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Compliance Test |
CT |
Generally a small favor or request that is used by either the man or the woman to gauge interest and
other behavioral characteristics.
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Congruence |
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Consistency of behavior. |
Dance Floor Monkey |
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A guy who dances in a very noticeable manner to attract the attention of women but has very limited
ability to escalate any further than initial attraction due to his dancing skills.
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Day 2 |
D2 |
The second meeting with a woman. For instance, if you met a woman out at a bar on Friday, meeting her
for drinks on Sunday would be a 'Day 2'.
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Day Game |
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Approaching women during the day in places like supermarkets and retail stores, outside of social
settings such as bars and clubs.
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Demonstration of Higher Value |
DHV |
A routine in which the man displays traits or attributes that raises his worth or appeal in the eyes of
a woman.
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Demonstration of Lower Value |
DLV |
Behavior, usually unintentional, by a man that will cause his attraction and appeal to decline in the
eyes of a woman.
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Direct Game |
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Attempting to seduce women by very clearly showing an interest in the woman. For instance, telling a
woman how hot she looks in her dress and how bad it makes you want her.
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Disqualifying |
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The act of deliberately trying to make a woman believe you are not a potential suitor, often to get her
to lower her guard.
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DTF |
DTF |
A label for women who have given very strong indications they are willing to sleep with you. |
Eject |
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The act of ending an interaction with a woman or a set and moving on to other things. |
Escalation |
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Moving interaction with a woman to "the next level," such as relocating from a public place to a private
place, or progressing towards more intimate physical activity.
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Eye Contact |
EC |
Looking straight into the other persons eyes. |
False Time Constraint |
FTC |
A made up reason why you will likely have to cut off an interaction with a woman in a short period of
time, usually done to make her let her guard down knowing that in the worst case, you will only hang
around for a short while.
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Female Pick Up Artist |
fPUA |
A female who is an expert at seducing men. (Apparently, not all females are fPUA, go figure). |
Field Report |
FR |
A detailed report of a successful or unsuccessful attempt to seduce women. |
Field Test |
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Testing out a seduction theory or technique in real life on various women. |
Fool's Mate |
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Coined by Mystery, this term refers to a situation where a PUA managed to have sex with a woman in a
short period of time after meeting her, usually in considerably less time than 7 hours spent together.
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Freeze Out |
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Avoiding all contact and ceasing communication with a target woman. |
Friend Zone |
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A man in a woman's social circle who has been designated as someone she will never be sexually or
romantically interested in him.
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Friends With Benefits |
FwB |
A type of relationship where the two participants are friends and have casual sex with no commitment of
monogamy and little to no elements of traditional dating other than sex.
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Full Close |
F-Close |
Having sex with a target. |
Gambit |
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A short canned routine, often a one liner with a specific purpose. |
Game |
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As a verb, the act of pursuing women (ex "I love the game") or alternatively, as a noun, seduction
ability (ex "His game is good")
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Grand Master Style |
GM Style |
A seduction method invented by a PUA known as "GM" that is extremely direct and very sexual. |
Hired Guns |
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Female employees in the service industry who are generally recruited for their attractiveness, such as
bartenders, waitresses, shot girls, and strippers.
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Hoop Theory |
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One theory behind compliance testing that suggests using compliance tests to see if the other person
will "jump through hoops" for the others' approval.
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Hot Babe |
HB |
Short hand to describe a beautiful woman. Often HB is followed by a number on a 1-10 scale describing
her attractiveness level. (Often only numbers 6 and up are used with the prefix 'HB').
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Indicator of Interest |
IOI |
A sign a woman gives a man that indirectly reveals she is attracted to or interested in him. |
Indirect Game |
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A style of seduction where the man approaches and attempts seduction 'indirectly', hiding his seduction
intentions initially.
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Indirect Opener |
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An opener that attempts to hide any sexual or romantic interest in the target. |
Inner Game |
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The aspects of game that are internal to ones' self, for example self esteem, confidence, values and
goals.
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Investment |
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The amount of effort one has put into an interaction. See also Cat String Theory. |
Keyboard Jockey |
KJ |
One who seems to know a lot and gives lots of advice and criticism over forums but has little to no
actual real world experience.
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Kino |
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Playful physical contact, usually not overtly sexual. |
Kiss Close |
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Ending an interaction with a woman with a kiss (usually a full makeout and tongue involvement is
assumed).
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Last Minute Resistance |
LMR |
Behavior by a woman, usually after the act of kissing, in which she prevents him from progressing toward
more intimate sexual contact.
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Let's Just Be Friends |
LJBF |
"Let's just be friends" is a statement a woman makes to a man to indicate that she is not sexually or
romantically interested in him.
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Long Game |
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Building attraction with a woman over an extended period of time, where the goal of "closing" is
intentionally delayed.
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Long Term Relationship |
LTR |
A long term sexual and romantic relationship. |
Neg |
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An ambiguous statement or seemingly accidental insult delivered to a beautiful woman a man has just met,
with the intent of actively demonstrating to her (or her friends) a lack of interest in her.
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One-itis |
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A man's obsession/fixation with a girl with whom he's not dating, especially when said fixation
significantly dramatically lowers the his chance of dating or sleeping with her.
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Opener |
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A statement, question, or story used to initiate a conversation with a stranger or group of strangers.
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Peacocking |
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To dress in loud clothing or flashy accessories in order to get attention from women. |
Pick Up Artist |
PUA |
A person who specializes in the art of "picking up" or seducing women. |
Target |
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A particular woman you are actively trying to seduce. |
The Field |
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Any place where you can meet women. |
Wingman |
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A friend who assists in meeting, attracting, and approaching women. |