Definitions

Acronyms	Terms	Definitions
3SR	Three Second Rule	Mystery's rule that you must approach a set within three seconds. The reason behind this is so you 1. Don't linger and creep people out and 2. Give yourself no time to get worked up and nervous by thinking too much.
AC	Alpha Chick	Also Known as the Alpha Girl. The Alpha Chick is the dominant woman of the group. She is either your best friend of your biggest obstacle. You must win over the AC before you can go after any of the girls in her group.
AFC	Average Frustrated Chump or Average Frustrated Chick	Also known as the "nice guy" or the "friend". A person who is consistently frustrated with failure in the dating scene. Has no clue and no skills. Makes all the common mistakes. Relies primarily on luck.
AI	Approach Invitation	Also known as proximity IOIs. AIs are when women consciously or unconsciously try and entice you to approach them. Some AIs are keeping eye contact with you and smiling, dropping something in front of you, standing in front of you for no apparent reason, etc.
AMOG	Alpha Male Of the Group or Alpha Male Other Guy	AMOG is a noun and a verb. The noun AMOG is a guy in a group of people who is obviously the dominant leader. It also means another guy who is trying to tool you out of your set. The verb AMOGing means to blow someone out of set or to compete for the attention of a set that other guys are trying to steal from you.
Anchor	Anchor	NLP concept. Anchoring is creating a response to a stimulus. For example, touching a girl's wrist every time she laughs will anchor her wrist being touched to laugher. She will feel laughter when you touch her wrist.
ASD	Anti-Slut Defense	A reaction to a woman's fear of being perceived as a slut. A woman does not want to hold the responsibility of escalating sexually with you for fear of being considered a "slut." You can trigger a woman's ASD by escalating too early or not providing her with a logical excuse as to why "it just happened."
Backwards Rationalize	AKA: Chick Logic	When a woman logically justifies herself in her mind after she acted upon her emotions in the moment.
BF	Boyfriend	Also sometimes referred to as borefriend.
Bitch Shield	Bitch Shield	A front that women put up to deter and protect the onslaught of losers and idiots that try to hit on her. It is also put on as a means to display high status in social competition against other women.
BR	Buyer's Remorse	The feeling of regret a woman has after she hooked up with a man too soon.
BT	Buying Temperature	The emotional reaction a woman has when you make her laugh hysterically. When a woman feels extreme attraction, she has hit buying temperature.
C&B	Crash and Burn	Absolutely and utterly failing a pickup attempt.
C&F	Cocky and Funny	David DeAngelo's art of mixing cockiness with humor as a means of building attraction.
C&T	Comfort and Trust, AKA: comfort building, building rapport, emotional connection.	The art of making a person feel comfortable and a sense of trust associated with you.
CB	Cock Block	When your pickup gets interupted because of a takeaway girl or any other obstacle.
Close	AKA: @close, #close, Kclose, and Fclose.	Completing a pickup. An @close is getting an email, a #close is getting a number, a Kclose is getting a kiss, and an Fclose is going all the way.
Closet Natural	Closet Natural	A person who is naturally great with the opposite sex, but either doesn't know it yet, has been suppressing it, or had a succubus(see succubus)suck the soul out of him.
Cougar	AKA: Milf	An older and sexually mature woman who generally is attracted to much younger men.
Day2	Day2	A planned low key and low pressure meet up to see your interest. Not to be confused with a date, which connotates paying and courting.
DDBL	Doggy Dinner Bowl Look	A phased out look on a person's face when they are absolutely entranced by you.
DHV	Display of High Value	A conscious or unconscious act of showing attractive qualities about yourself.
DLV	Display of Low Value	A conscious or usually unconscious act of showing the unattractive qualities about yourself.
EC	Eye Contact	Making eye contact.
EV	Eliciting Values	Finding out a person's core values.
FB	Fuck Buddy	A friend with benefits.
Fluff	Fluff-talk, fluffing, fluff.	Small talk. Conversation intended to fill space and just create a comfortable vibe. See also vibing.
FMR	First Minute Resistance	The emotional reaction a man feels before he approaches a woman for the first time. See also LMR.
FR	Field Report	An article written describing the events of social adventure.
FTC	False Time Constraint	A statement designed to ease the tension or build the attraction of a set by making them falsely believe you are just about to leave.
GF	Girlfriend	Girlfriend
HB	Hot Babe	An attractive woman. HG is the male equivalent. Hot Guy.
HG	Hot Guy	An attractive man. HB is the female equivalent. Hot Babe.
IOD	Indicator of Disinterest	Anything a person does to show disinterest in you. Turning around, calling you a loser, looking away, verbally saying "Go away."
IOI	Indicator of Interest	Anything a person does to show interest in you. Seeking rapport, calling you cute, playing with hair, verbally saying "I like you."
Kino	Short for Kinesthetics.	Physically touching someone. Handshake, hair stroking, hugging, kissing, etc.
LJBF	Let's Just Be Friends	The dreaded speech a woman gives to a man when she is utterly and completely uninterested.
LMR	Last Minute Resistance	The emotional reaction a woman feels before she sleeps with a man for the first time. See also FMR.
LSE	Low Self Esteem	A person with little or no self confidence.
LTR	Long Term Relationship	A monogamous committed relationship.
MLTR	Multiple Long Term Relationship	More than one relationship. Can be committed or cheating.
Natural	AKA: player	A person who is naturally great with the opposite sex. Has not studied the venusian arts and is naturally very talented.
Neg	Neg	Backhanded compliments or playful teases that disarm shields. Ex: "Oh my god, your nose wiggles when you talk, it's so cute!" "You're hair is gorgeous, but how did you dye the roots that color?"
NLP	Neuro Linguistic Programming	A branch of psychology that deals with mind frames, hypnosis, and visualizations.
Obstacle	Obstacle	Anything or anyone that could potentially block you from your interest.
Oneitis	Oneitis	A "disease" that happens when you like someone so much that you make AFC mistakes and overanalyze your interactions with that person. Or, a person who you are absolutely infatuated with and think about all the time.
ONS	One Night Stand	Someone who you've hooked up with only one time.
Opener	Opener	A question or statement designed to open a conversation with a stranger or group of people.
Pawn	Pawn	Someone who unwittingly helps you gain social proof and perceived value.
Piglet	Piglet	The stereotypical superficial club chick who dresses like a hooker, treats people like dirt to boost their self esteem, has no goals, has no personality or an awful one, and won't talk to you unless you show signs of wealth.
Pivot	Pivot	Someone who willingly helps you gain social proof and perceived value. A female wing.
PU	Pick Up	The act and art of meeting and attracting someone.
PUA	Pick Up Artist	A term used to describe people in our community that actively PU on a regular basis.
PUG	Pick Up Guru	Famous master PUAs that teach the art of pickup.
rAFC/RAFC	Recovering Frustrated Average Chump	A person who was once an AFC, but has now swallowed the red pill and has been introduced to this community. He/she is actively working to improve his/herself to become a PUA, but still lacks skill. r denotes newbie skill. R denotes beginner skill. The difference between a PUA and an RAFC is the PUA is no longer frustrated.
Root	Rooting	The logical reason you give within the first few seconds of an opener to ease the tension and answers their question, "Why does this person want from us?"
Sarge	Sarge	Synonym for PU. The act and art of meeting and attracting someone.
Set	AKA: Mixed set, 2set, 3set, girl set, guy set, etc.	A group of people. The number prefixing the set is the amount of people in the group.
Succubus	Succubus	A woman who sucks the soul from an unsuspecting PUA, usually by entrapping him into a relationship and turning him into her pet. Once a man is under the spell of a succubus, it is nearly impossible to free him.
SHB	Super Hot Babe	Someone who you consider to be one of the most beautiful people you've ever seen.
Shit Test	Shit Test	A conscious or unconscious test a woman gives to a man to judge whether or not he is a loser or a keeper based on your reaction. Ex: "Aren't you going to buy me a drink?" "Are you trying to pick me up?" "Why don't you call me in three days and we'll see."
Social Proof	Social Proof	Your social status and popularity.
SOD	Statement of Disinterest	Directly communicating disinterest. Ex: "Please go away, I'm trying to talk to my friends." "You're not my type." "Let's just be friends."
SOI	Statement of Intent	Directly communicating sexual intent. Ex: "You're sexy." "I like you." "Let's go back to my place."
SP	Sticking Point	A specific area of game that a person has trouble with.
State	AKA: high state, low state, pump state, in state.	The relationship between logic and emotional thinking that a person is currently in. High state is primarily emotionally high energy and confident. Low state is logical thinking, insecure, and low energy. Pump state is the act of increasing the strength of someones emotions. In state is the state of mind where you are not thinking, but living in the moment.
Target	Target	The person who is your target of interest.
UG	Ugly Girl/Ugly Guy	Someone who is less than average in the looks department.
Vibing	AKA: standard game, gaming, shooting the shit	Improv conversation with a mix of attraction and comfort building elements. Generally known as demonstrating personality without the use of prescripted routines.
WBAFC	Way Below Average Frustrated Chump	Someone who has never had a single success with the opposite sex. Virgin, never kissed, never had a chance... just a poor soul.