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The following are all the articles related to opening 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.
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Re-Opening
Quick Definition: The act of re-engaging a set that was previous opened with an initial greeting. Can also be coined…
The Approach Mindset
Hey, this is Bobby Rio from Make Small Talk Sexy… and today I wanted to talk to you about the…
Kino Opener
Quick Definition: Approaching and opening a girl without words, via body language and kino. Full Definition: Getting a girl’s attention…
Open
Quick Definition: To begin a conversation with a person or a group of people. Full Definition: The word “open”, as…
Flooding Smile
Quick Definition: A smile that broadens in proportion to how much the target has impressed you. Full Definition: In theory,…
Tactile Opening
Quick Definition: A creative way of opening a girl, or getting her attention without other people being aware of it. Full…
Blitzhooking
Credit: PersUAsian Quick Definition: Disarming obstacles with a non-contrived magic trick and then a roll-off (immediately after the magic trick is…
Short Setting
Quick Definition: The practice of quickly opening up multiple sets in a venue in order to establish social proof. Full…
Opener
Quick Definition: A statement, question, or story that a PUA says upon first approaching a target or set to engage…
Spinning
Quick Definition: Telling the best representation of events to tailor to a specific audience. AKA leveraging the truth. Full Definition:…
Apocalypse Opener
This is a short opener based on creating instantly high attraction due to the ballsy nature of the opener. The…
Approach Machine
Quick Definition: An artist who is able to do approach after approach without the fear of AA or rejection, but…
False Time Constraint (FTC)
Quick Definition: A statement a pickup artist makes when opening a set to communicate that he will not be able…
Troy Dizon
Troy Dizon founded Troy Dating Dating around 2006. Troy has had success with women early on in his life. He…
Simple Pickup
Quick Definition: Jesse, Jason and Kong started posting YouTube videos of their opening and approaches in mid 2011, and quickly…
Approach Priming
Quick Definition: The idea of priming and preparing for an approach in order to set it up for the highest…
Cheat Sheet
Quick Definition: AKA Silent Wingman. This is a 1 page cheat sheet that PUAs keep in their pocket along with…
Practice Game
Quick Definition: When a PUA doesn’t know what to do or has lost where his understanding of where he is…
Double-Take
Quick Definition: A semi-conscious reaction to a surprising or less than normal sight, in which someone casually sees something, briefly…
Seductive Instinct Podcast
Seductive Instinct is an ongoing series of podcasts and videos with Master Dating Coach Arash Dibazar. Listen to these episodes…
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