pickup
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8.2
- noun
- /ˈpɪkʌp/
- NSFW
:
ligue
- His signing might be the NBA's most underrated pickup of 2012.
- a pickup line
- pickup at a bar
Examples
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At the bar, she met a charming pickup who made her laugh with his stories.
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Word on the street is, you had a nice little pickup.
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Just tell me, was the pickup a success?
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I'm here for a pickup.
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No more pickups for me, boys.
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Hello, I'm doing a survey of what people think are the cheesiest pickup lines.
Blog text (4) -
That's the best pickup line I've heard all week.
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No. 272: We've said it before, we'll say it again: The best pickup line is "Hi, my name is."
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After chatting for a while, she realized he was just a casual pickup and not interested in anything serious.
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He approached her at the café, hoping to make a positive impression as his potential pickup.
Synonyms
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9.9
A person you have sex with once without a relationship
Antonyms
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3.9
A person you live with in a long-term romantic relationship but are not married to
Compounds
- Archaic
A small part in a record player that uses a crystal to make electric signals from the needle's movement
- Specialized
A movable arm on a record player that holds the needle and follows the grooves
- Archaic
An electronic tube in early television cameras that turns light into electrical signals
How Committed
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1.0
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1.8
- NSFW
32
6.7
- NSFW
57
4.6
- NSFW
36
6.3
- NSFW
19
8.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Pickup: The word pickup comes from the phrase pick up, which means 'to lift' or 'to collect'. A helpful way to remember this sense is that a 'pickup' is a person someone has 'picked up' at a bar, so it means someone met casually.