neg warfare
The following are all the articles related to neg warfare from PUA Lingo, the Pick Up Artist's Encyclopedia. You can also browse our PUA Terminology List for a full list of PUA terms and acronyms.
Neg Roll
Quick Definition: A series of negs one after the other, usually done using cocky funny and in a playful manner….
Neg Hit/Negging (Negs)
Quick Definition: A backhanded compliment or similar comment that is used to bring hot women down a notch. Full Definition:…
Neg Theory
Quick Definition: A unique technique developed by Mystery that involves conveying active disinterest in a HB9+ target for the purpose…
Sniper Neg
Quick Definition: A neg hit delivered specifically to the target to lower her value. Full Definition: Like all negs, a…
Shotgun Neg
Quick Definition: A neg hit delivered to the group that communicates active disinterest and disqualification towards the target. Full Definition:…
Compliment
Quick Definition: AKA Art of the Compliment. A genuine or well thought out compliment is delivered without lowering one’s value and without expecting anything…
Beautiful Woman Syndrome (BWS)
Quick Definition: The beautiful woman syndrome is a condition that affects a large percentage of HB9s and HB10s whereby the…
Do You Have To Lie To Get Laid?
If you’re like most guys, when you’re interacting with a girl, your main aim is to get her to go…
Bait, Hook, Reel, Release (BHRR)
Quick Definition: A concept from Mystery best used during A3 (Qualification) and Comfort game to bait the woman to DHV…
Active Disqualification
Quick Definition: Actively acknowledging and interacting with a target, and also disqualifying yourself as a potential suitor in the process….
Stage Presence
Quick Definition: The ability of a person or performer to command the audience’s attention. Full Definition: Stage presence refers to…
Blow Out
Quick Definition: To be kicked out or otherwise involuntarily removed from a set that can result in a loss of…
Hired Gun Game
Quick Definition: The specific area of game theory that applies to picking up Hired Guns, or girls that are working…
Hook Phase
Quick Definition: AKA A2 phase in MM. The phase of the courtship process whereby we amplify a woman’s attraction into sexual attraction, by hooking her…
Stripper Game
Quick Definition: AKA Exotic Dancer Game. The specific area of game that deals with pulling and having a relationship with…
Nonversation
Quick Definition: A boring, curt conversation where one person is not genuinely interested, and is thus not paying attention or…
Pebble
Quick Definition: A comment or short line that is thrown like a pebble in a lake to DHV and neg…
Punish/Reward
Quick Definition: The act of managing punishment and reward for the HBs behavior as to encourage positive behaviors and discourage…
Flinch Points
Quick Definition: The points of escalation during a seduction where the artist has the tendency to flinch a little and…
Supplication
Quick Definition: To ask, request, or otherwise express a wish for a favor from someone else by lowering one’s value…
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