A person who has committed himself/herself to studying and applying the art of pickup and seduction.
A pick up artist is a man (or less commonly, a woman FPUA) who is dedicated to improving his skills with the opposite sex through the methods found in the pickup community– a community of guys who study how to seduce and sleep with women. Members of this loosely knit subculture call themselves by various names, including Casanova and Don Juan, but the most common term is pickup artist, or PUA for short. Recently, female counterparts and wing girls have begun to embrace the community, along with gay men also using tactics such as the neg and kino escalation in same sex seduction strategies.
According to Mystery, a noted pick up guru, “you are either a PUA, or AFC.” In this sense, any student or person that makes a mental commitment to become better with the opposite sex, is essentially, a PUA. Others in the community believe the term applies only to men who have achieved some level of proficiency in seducing women.
There are many different interpretations of a PUA’s skill level, usually via forums posts, and in field verification of the PUA’s credentials. A mPUA is someone who has mastered, for most part, the art of pickup, and can have options in his sex life when he chooses to use his skills. Not all mPUAs are famous on the forums, as some stay private, only to publish writings once in a while. Others leave the community altogether after mastering what they need for their lives. Even others like Richard La Ruina start their own PU companies.
What do some of the well known public figure PUAs look like?
Note: (These videos do not include notable underground seduction artists who chose to remain non-public)
Usage:
I am a professional PUA.
Related Terms: Pickup, mPUA, PUG, Seduction Community, Secret Society
Related Links:
- SeductionList Directory – A comprehensive list of pickup artist websites
