the frame
The following are all the articles related to the frame 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.
Kino Opener
Quick Definition: Approaching and opening a girl without words, via body language and kino. Full Definition: Getting a girl’s attention…
Frame Control
Quick Definition: Controlling the frame which a target or group uses to interpret a specific event or situation. Full Definition:…
Frame
Quick Definition: A frame is a system of interpretation that an individual or group uses to understand a certain event/situation….
Social Context
Quick Definition: The context of a particular social situation that dictates a certain meta frame or foundation for a particular situation,…
Frame Games
Quick Definition: The behavioral cues and subtleties through which people convey their assumptions and control the interpretation of an interaction….
Prizing
Quick Definition: Developed by Swinggcat through the “Prizing” e-book, this is a frame that is adopted by a PUA, whereby…
Precedence
Quick Definition: AKA “Managing Expectations”. A frame presented as an action or statement upon the very beginning of a new…
Shit Test
Quick Definition: AKA Shit Tests. Often unconscious (and sometimes conscious) tests that women throw at men in order to quickly…
Social Trees
Quick Definition: Describes the connection of branches that encompasses a social circle. Full Definition: The social tree concept is developed…
Conveyance
Quick Definition: The third type of communication style, along with verbal and nonverbal, that is taught by Troy Dizon Dating….
Chick Politics
Quick Definition: The internal fighting that girls go through when they all realize they’re after the same attractive man. Full…
Plowing
Quick Definition: To persist in the face of resistance. Also sometimes spelled “ploughing”. Full Definition: Plowing is the idea of…
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,…
Reframe
Quick Definition: To say or do something that alters the context (AKA “frame”) through which someone sees an idea or…
Non-Reaction Seeking
Quick Definition: An attitude and mindset that a pickup artist adopts that enables him to not be overly reactive to…
Girl Friend (GF)
Quick Definition: A woman that the PUA is having a long term sexual relationship with. Full Definition: GFs can be…
Pre Lay Relaxation Mode (PLRM)
Quick Definition: The confident and relaxed vibe that a PUA projects while leading a girl to a sex location. Full…
New Behavior Patterns
Quick Definition: When a fundamental shift happens that enables a person to change their behavior patterns towards a new goal…
The Warm Alpha
Before we dwell into the realm of attraction and connection building, we need to talk about a certain set of…
Recovery
Quick Definition: A turnaround of a stalling or bad set that becomes a successful pickup. Full Definition: It is usually…
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