negative
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Negative Body Language
Quick Definition: The art of non-verbal communication that expresses a person’s disinterest in another person. Full Definition: In Tao of Badass,…
Unapologetic
Quick Definition: AKA Unapologetic attitude. A certain state that the individual gets into whereby he is unapologetic about his behavior and who…
Emotional Leverage
Quick Definition: The power of associating strong emotions (can be negative or positive) to an action or to a process…
Emotional Spiking
Quick Definition: The process of spiking intense positive or negative emotions in a target. Full Definition: Emotional spikes are important…
Rumination
Quick Definition: The process of repetitively thinking about certain events with a very negative and often “the sky is falling!”…
Emotional Tampon
Quick Definition: Also known as “social tampon” or “social circle tampon. A guy (or sometimes a girl) who allows others…
Self Fulfilling Prophecy
Quick Definition: A prediction of the future that directly or indirectly causes itself to become true, by the very terms…
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Vibe / Vibing
Quick Definition: A “vibe” is a feeling and sense of a person’s aura and personal magnetism, or lack thereof. “Vibing”…
Social Kinetic Energy
Quick Definition: AKA Social Kinetic Momentum; Social Kinetic Energy Momentum. Refers to the level of social interactivity within a person’s…
Affirmation
Quick Definition: An exercise by which one builds new beliefs by restating or “affirming” them on a regular basis. Full…
Delusional Sense of Coolness
Quick Definition: A sense of self confidence about one’s “coolness” factor beyond that of reality. Full Definition: This term originally…
Warm Alpha
Quick Definition: The congruent behavior of an individual (usually a man) who conveys all the alpha qualities of a tribal…
Bad Boy
Quick Definition: A pop culture icon, the “Bad Boy” refers to an archetype of a dominant male that women find…
PUA Hate
Quick Definition: A website devoted to users that are disillusioned from their experience in the seduction community. This includes lurkers, haters,…
Peacocking / Peacock Theory
Quick Definition: When a PUA wears something flashy or unusual to attract women’s attention and start conversations with them. Full…
Reactive Disqualification
Quick Definition: A disqualification that is initiated after an assumption (can be false or accurate) that the PUA is a…
Reference Points
Quick Definition: AKA “Reference Experiences”. The focal points of experience in various in-field situations. Full Definition: Reference points fuel the…
Challenge Point
Quick Definition: A difficult or challenging point along the path to becoming a pickup artist. Full Definition: Challenge point is…
Social Norms
Quick Definition: The behavioral expectations and cues within a social setting or social group. Full Definition: Most early PUA schools…
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