dont know if theres a simular post to this, but thought i would post some abbreviations to help newcomers read some of the more encrypted posts, courtesy of Mr Strauss


AFC—noun [average frustrated chump]: a stereotypical nice guy who has no
pickup skills or understanding of what attracts women; a man who tends to engage
in supplicative and wimpy patterns of behavior around women he has not
yet slept with. Origin: Ross Jeffries.

AMOG— 1. noun [alpha male of the group or alpha male other guy]: a socially
comfortable male who competes with a pickup artist for a woman or interferes
with a pickup artist's game. Origin: 01d_Dog. 2. verb: to remove a potential
male competitor—through physical, verbal, or psychological tactics—from
a group of women. Also: outalpha. Origin: Tyler Durden.

ANCHOR—1. noun: an external stimulus (a sight, sound, or touch) that triggers
a specific emotional or behavioral response, such as a song that makes one
happy because it's reminiscent of a positive life event. Anchors are used by
pickup artists to associate themselves with a woman's feelings of attraction. 2.
verb: the act of creating an association between an external stimulus and an
emotional or behavioral response. Origin: Richard Bandler and John Grinder.
ASD—noun [anti-slut defense]: the maneuvers some women make to avoid taking
responsibility for initiating or agreeing to sex; or in order to avoid appearing
slutty to the man she is with, to her friends, to society, or to herself. This can
occur before or after sex, or it can prevent sex from occurring. Origin: Yaritai.

BF DESTROYER—noun [boyfriend destroyer]: a pattern, routine, or line a
pickup artist uses with the intention of seducing a woman who has a boyfriend.

BITCH SHIELD— noun: a woman's defensive response to deter unknown men
who approach her. Though her reaction to an opening line may be rude, this
does not necessarily mean the woman herself is rude, or even impossible to engage
in a conversation.

BLUR—verb or adjective: an occurrence in which a woman stops returning calls,
although she was initially interested in the man phoning.

BUYING TEMPERATURE—noun: the degree to which a woman is ready to make
intimate physical contact with a man. Unlike attraction, a high buying temperature
generally appears and fades quickly. To maintain a woman's level of physical
interest over a longer period of time, a pickup artist attempts to pump her buying
temperature with fast-paced routines. Origin: Tyler Durden.

CALIBRATE—verb: to read the verbal and nonverbal responses of a person or
group and accurately deduce what they are thinking or feeling at that moment.
Origin: Richard Bandler and John Grinder.

CAVEMAN—verb: to directly and aggressively escalate physical contact, and
progress toward sex, with a consenting woman; predicated on the idea that early
human beings did not use intelligence and words but instinct and strength to
mate. Also: to go caveman.

CHICK CRACK—noun: any spiritual or psychological subject that appeals to
most women but does not interest most men, such as astrology, tarot cards, and
personality tests. Origin: Tyler Durden.

COCKBLOCK—noun and verb: a person who interferes with or hinders a pickup
artist's game, whether accidentally or on purpose. A cockblock can be a friend
of the woman, a friend of the pickup artist, or a complete stranger.

CRASH AND BURN—verb: to be directly, and often rudely, rejected or turned
away by a woman or group one has just approached.

DAY TWO—noun: a first date. Also: second meeting.

DHV—noun or verb [demonstration of higher value]: a routine in which the
pickup artist displays a skill or attribute that raises his worth or appeal in the
estimation of a woman or group; it is intended to make him stand out from the

DOGGY DINNER BOWL LOOK—noun: the entranced expression a woman gets
in her eyes when she is attracted to a man who is talking to her. Also: DDB. Origin:
Ross Jeffries.

ELICIT VALUES—verb phrase: to draw out, through conversation, what is important
to a person, usually with the intention of reaching a deep inner desire
that motivates them. In terms of seduction, eliciting values may help a man determine
that a woman who says she is looking for a rich husband is actually just
looking for a feeling of safety and security. Also: EV. Origin: Richard Bandler and
John Grinder.

FALSE TAKEAWAY-see takeaway.

FALSE TIME CONSTRAINT-see time constraint.
FB—noun [fuck buddy]: a woman with whom a man engages in casual,
consensual sex without an emotional attachment or relationship expectations.

FIELD—noun: any public place where a pickup artist can meet women.

FIELD REPORT—noun: a written account of a pickup or a night out picking up
women, usually posted online. Also: FR. Other types of reports include an OR
(outing report), LR (lay report), FU (fuckup report), and TR (threesome report).

FIELD TEST—verb: to experiment with and perfect a pickup tactic or routine
on a number of women in different social situations before sharing it with
other pickup artists.

FLAKE—verb: an occurrence in which a woman cancels or does not show up to
a planned meeting.

FLUFF—verb: to make mundane small talk, typically between two people who
have just met; common subjects include where one lives, what one does for
work, and general interests and hobbies.

FMAC—noun [find, meet, attract, close]: a rudimentary, sequential model of
pickup. Origin: Mystery.

FRAME—noun: the context within which a person, thing, event, or environment
is perceived. Origin: Richard Bandler and John Grinder.

FREEZE OUT—verb or noun: to ignore a woman to make her seek validation;
usually used as a technique to counter last-minute resistance.

FULL-CLOSE—1. verb: to have sexual intercourse. 2. noun: sexual intercourse.
Also: fuck closed-close, or !close. Origin: Mystery.

GROUP THEORY—noun: the idea that women are usually accompanied by
friends, and to meet her a man must simultaneously win the approval of her
friends while actively demonstrating a lack of interest in her. Origin: Mystery.

HB —noun [hot babe]: a term used by members of the seduction community to
refer to attractive women. When discussing a specific woman, it is often followed
by either a numerical ranking of her beauty—such as HB10—or by a nickname,
such as HBRedhead. Origin: Aardvark.

HIRED GUNS —noun: female employees in the service industry who are generally
recruited for their attractiveness, such as bartenders, waitresses, shot girls,
and strippers. Origin: Mystery.

HOOK POINT—noun: the moment in a pickup when a woman (or a group) decides
that she enjoys the company of a man who has recently approached her
and doesn't want him to leave. Origin: Style.

INSTANT DATE—noun: the act of taking a woman one has just met from one
venue to another in the same day, typically from a bustling environment to one
more conducive to getting to know each other, such as from a bar to a diner or
from the street to a cafe. Origin: Mystery.

IOI—noun [indicator of interest]: a sign a woman gives a man that indirectly reveals
she is attracted to or interested in him. These clues, generally unintentional
and subtle, include leaning toward a man when he speaks, asking mundane questions
to keep a conversation going, or squeezing his hand when he takes her
hand in his. Antonym: IOD [Indicator of Disinterest]. Origin: Mystery.

IVD—noun [interactive value demonstration]: a short routine intended to hook
the attention and interest of a woman one has just met by teaching her something
about herself. Origin: Style.

KINO—verb [from kinesthesia, noun]: to touch or be touched, generally with
suggestive intent or the purpose of arousal, such as hair-stroking, handholding,
or hip-grabbing; precedes actual sexual contact. Origin: Ross Jeffries.

KISS-CLOSE—1. verb: to kiss or make out, with passion. 2. noun: a passionate
kiss or makeout. Also: k-close or *close. Origin: Mystery.

LJBF—verb or adjective [let's just be friends]: a statement a woman makes to a
man to indicate that she is not sexually or romantically interested in him. One
can hear an LJBF speech or get LJBF'ed.

LMR-noun [last minute resistance]: an occurrence, often after kissing, in which
a woman who desires a man prevents him, through words or actions, from progressing
toward more intimate sexual contact, such as removing her bra, putting
his hand down her pants, or penetration.

LSE-adjective [low self-esteem]: used to describe a woman who is insecure
and tends to engage in self-effacing or self-destructive behavior. Origin:
MrSex4uNYC.

LTR—noun [long-term relationship]: a girlfriend.

MANAGE EXPECTATIONS-verb: to let a woman know before sleeping with
her roughly how committed a relationship one intends to have with her, so that
she does not expect too much or too little.

MLTR-noun [multiple long-term relationship]: a woman who is part of a
harem, or one of many girlfriends a pickup artist is currently seeing and sleeping
with. Ideally, the pickup artist is honest with his MLTRs and informs them
chat he is seeing other women. Origin: Svengali.