100 Funny, Clever & Cheesy Pick Up Lines That Will Start A Conversation (Online & Offline)

The dating game has changed in the 21st century. We’ve gone digital and how! With Tinder and Bumble, our dating pool has increased dramatically and there are just so many ways to meet interesting people.

As a guy who has been hit on by women, I know for a fact that it’s sexy when a woman comes up to you in a bar (or on a dating app) and makes a move with a pick up line that packs a punch. Women are not afraid to chase after what they want and that confidence makes us (men) go weak in the knees.

So, the next time you see a cute guy at the bar and come across someone you like online, don’t wait for him to catch your eye; instead, take that first step. And what better way to do that than with a smooth pick up line?

Read a man’s guide to pick up lines that women can use to flirt with men and you’ll have all the ammo you need to initiate a conversation.

P.S. Flirting is a two-way street and consent goes both ways. Please be respectful of someone's personal space and don’t send anyone inappropriate messages while flirting.

What Are Pick Up Lines And Why Are They SO Popular?

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A pick up line is a conversation starter. Pick up lines ranges from introducing yourself to asking about their interests and getting to know them. Most, if not all, pick up lines have a romantic overtone to them. Now there is nothing wrong in flattering someone - the catch is to be good at it.

They are also popular with TV shows and movies. Odds are that you must have seen (or heard) characters like Joey Tribbiani from Friends and Barney Stinson from How I Met Your Mother come up with brilliant pick up lines to flirt with women. Our Bollywood actors have given us gems. Remember ‘Bade bade shehron mein choti choti baatein hoti rehti hai, senorita,’ from Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge? What a masterstroke!

Read POPxo’s favourite SRK dialogues here.

How Do Pick Up Lines Work?

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As it turns out, these funny, corny, and even cliche lines are quite effective - but not every pick up line does the trick. Some fall flat because of the timing, while some never meant to work. You practice and you learn.

Researchers Christopher Bale, Rory Morrison and Peter G Caryl conducted a study in 2006 to find out the effects of pick up lines based on lines from various movie, TV, book, and internet sources. They asked both male and female participants to rate the effectiveness of each line for beginning a conversation with a woman. The participants' responses indicated that pick up lines highlighting a man's athleticism, culture, wealth, and generosity would most likely lead to further conversation, while those that were simply empty compliments, or overtly sexual, were judged to be the least effective.

Therefore, the researchers concluded that pick up lines work as an advertisement, filter and screening device for both the provider and the recipient. The type of pick up line a man chooses says something about his personality and attributes. Similarly, whether a woman finds a particular type of line appealing says something about her personality and attributes as well.

Do Women Use Pick Up Lines?

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The short - yes, and making the first move to talk to a guy may actually work in a woman’s favour. According to a 2018 report, a survey by a dating app shows that one out of three successful heterosexual couples were started by the woman making the first move. In all those cases, the woman had messaged the guy first. (Source: TheLeague.com)

Guys are equally appreciative of women making the first move. A survey from 2016 by a dating app found that men love it when women make the first move in a relationship. The nationwide research was conducted with a universe of 7,000 users - 4,550 men and 2,450 women, between the age group of 18 to 30 years. As many as 62 per cent of the surveyed women confessed to having made the first move at some point of their dating lives, and 88 per cent of the men said that they find it really appealing when women take the first step. (Source: TrulyMadly survey)

How To Use A Pick Up Line Correctly

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While people use plenty of pick up lines that are awkward, confusing, or just flat-out inappropriate, they’re not supposed to be that way. By definition, a pick up line is supposed to do two things - interest someone and begin a conversation.

There are no set rules on how you should deliver pick up lines for flirting. Trust yourself and just start talking. If you are thinking that it’s easy coming from a guy, it’s not. Every time I have to go up to a girl and introduce myself, I admit it’s pretty nerve-racking.

The fear of rejection sometimes holds men back. You are telling someone that you find them attractive and asking if they like you back. What if they don’t reciprocate your feelings or dismiss then? Well, that’s the chance you take for love!

Pick up lines level the field when you’re trying to catch someone’s eye. If I have to use a one-liner, I generally begin with a question about a general topic. It can be a movie releasing that week, a book I read, the drinks at the bar or the one common friend. That way the conversation does not have to be about you or the person you are talking to.

Focusing on your surroundings for a good pick up line will help you come up with better conversations starters. But sometimes, the best conversation starter is a simple, “How are you?”

When someone answers your question, give them a little in return! Break the ice, then tell them a bit about yourself. Pro tip: Don’t play games. If someone does not like your pick up line, do not try to throw multiple questions at them just to get a response.

5 Things To Keep In Mind When Using A Pick Up Line

1. Be Confident
   
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   Confidence is attractive. Any guy would find it flattering to be hit on by a woman. Don’t doubt yourself and go for it.


2. Be Yourself
   
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   Be true to your nature. The pick up line you are about to say may be cheesy or flirty. If you are uncomfortable saying it, you should not. Don’t push at doing something you don’t want to..


3. Keep It Casual
   
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   Pick up lines are meant to lighten the mood and get you started on a casual note. Make sure that whatever you talk about after that remains casual. No one likes to go into a serious conversation right from the word go.


4. Try To Be Funny
   
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   First impressions are usually better when you have a bit of humour in them. Almost every pick up line is funny. Most guys respond to humour more than anything else.


5. Don't Be Afraid To Goof Up
   
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   Lastly, if a line doesn’t work out it doesn’t mean that the entire world has to come crashing down. It just means that you haven’t hit a cord with the right guy. Do not allow yourself to be deflated after a pick up line falls flat 

Examples Of Pick Up Lines For Girls

If you have never used a pick up line on a man or if you’re just out of ideas, we have curated a list of the best pick up lines for girls to use on guys. This collection of one-liners is the answer you have been looking for!

15 Clever Pick Up Lines You Need To Know 

Good conversations are a turn-on for most guys. Nothing sets you off on the right foot for a chat like a clever pick up line. These have just the right amount of subtlety, nothing too obvious.

1. You’re so good looking that you made me forget my pick up line.


2. You are so sweet you could put Hershey’s out of business.


3. Am I at the end of a rainbow? I just found treasure.


4. Do you have any raisins? No? How about a date?


5. I could flirt with you, but I’d rather charm you with my awkwardness.


6. Roses are red, violets are blue. No clue where I’m going with this was just trying to impress you.


7. You: ‘Hey, are your shoelaces tied?’ Him: ‘Ya, why?’ You: ‘Just wanted to make sure you’re not falling for anybody else!’


8. Hey, feel my sweater. You know what it’s made of? Girlfriend Material!


9. Are you a tower? Because Eiffel for you!


10. If you were a triangle, you’d be acute one!


11. What do you and the weather have in common? You’re both hella hot!


12. Hey, are you a camera? Because every time I look at you, I smile!


13. Do you mind if I flirt with you for a while? Do you know any good pick up lines?


14. My liking for you is like dividing by zero - it cannot be defined.


15. Life without you is like a broken pencil - pointless.

15 Smooth Pick Up Lines To Break The Ice

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The line between clever and cheesy is a thin one. These are the bunch of cool pick up lines that’ll help you slide right through without a worry. Nothing makes for a more interesting conversation starter than a smooth pick up line.

1. Are you a singularity? Not only are you attractive, but the closer I get to you, the faster time seems to slip by.


2. How much does a polar bear weigh? Enough to break the ice.


3. I love this shirt! Did your girlfriend buy it for you?


4. I know a girl who likes you, but if I weren’t so shy, I’d tell you who. So can you give me your number to pass on to her?


5. Hey! I have a question: What’s your food? Do you want to go there and get that with me right now?


6. You see my friend over there? [Point to a friend] She wants to know if you think I’m cute.


7. You’re hotter than the bottom of my laptop.


8. You make me melt like an ice cream cone in the summer sun.


9. Are you a keyboard? Because you're my type!


10. Hi, we must be subatomic particles, because I feel a strong force between us.


11. My feet are getting cold because you've knocked my socks off.


12. Did you get your licenses suspended for driving all the other women crazy?


13. I'm afraid I was blinded by your looks. I'm going to need your name and phone number for insurance purposes.


14. Hi, I'm writing a book on the finer things of life and I was wondering if I could interview you?


15. Did you damage my cerebellum? Because I’m falling all over the place for you.

15 Pick Up Lines To Use On Tinder

Ah, Tinder - first impressions count for everything here. While your picture may do a bit of the talking, it’s the chat sessions where the magic truly happens. Even though they sound a bit out there, these pick up lines actually work!

1. I’m going to have to ask you to delete your Instagram account. You’re making the other girls look bad.


2. My thumb was killing me from swiping left on everyone. It was a nice change of pace to swipe right on you.


3. Do you believe in love at first swipe?


4. I know this profile is fake, but can I get the name of the model you used for your pics?


5. Hey, are you a tiny wooden stick and I'm an equal amount of red phosphorus? Because we're a match!


6. Well, here I am. What are your other two wishes?


7. I seem to have lost my phone number. Can I have yours?


8. Hey, are you a bank loan because your profile really caught my interest!


9. Sorry, it took me so long to respond, I was at the store trying to figure out what you like for breakfast.


10. I want out conversations to be like the value of pi - never-ending.


11. Phew! I almost swiped left and had a heart attack. Saved at the last minute!


12. I have just 2% battery remaining and I chose to message you. Did I choose wisely?


13. Do you want to see my best pick up line? _________________________________. How was it?


14. I almost gave up on online dating, but then I saw your profile.


15. I’m going to be honest with you. I swiped right 50% because you’re cute, and 50% because I love your dog. What’s his name?
    

15 Romantic Pick Up Lines For An Instant Connection

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These are the pick up lines that I think can make any guy’s eyes light up with excitement. They have the right balance of cute, sweet and saucy. Besides, nothing flutters a guy’s heart more than when a woman is tugging at his heart-strings.

1. You give me premature ventricular contractions. You make my heart skip a beat.


2. Excuse me, do you have a Band-aid? I just hurt my leg when I fell for you.


3. I think your hand looks heavy. Would you like me to hold it for you?


4. You want to know the best thing in my life? It's the first word of this sentence.


5. I thought happiness started with an H. Why does mine start with U?


6. You may fall from the sky, you may fall from a tree, but the best way to fall is in love with me.


7. Do you believe in love at first sight or should I pass by again?


8. Hey, you know my doctor says I am afraid of commitment. Do you want to prove him wrong?


9. There must be something wrong with my eyes, I can't take them off you.


10. I can read palms. Oh! it says you're going to call me soon.


11. You spend so much time in my dreams I should charge rent!


12. You’re late…I wished for a guy like you years ago.


13. If you were a teardrop I would never cry for fear of losing you.


14. Are you as beautiful on the inside as you are on the outside?


15. I think the gaps between my fingers were meant for yours.

15 Pick Up Lines For Flirting Outrageously

I can never tell I’m being flirted with. And that happens with a lot of guys. So, don’t be afraid to spell it out for them if you have to. This is where these pick up lines will come in handy.

1. Excuse me, but I'm new in town, can I have directions to your place?


2. Can I read your T-shirt in Braille?


3. Kiss me if I am wrong, but dinosaurs still do exist, right?


4. Hey, I just realised this, but you look a lot like my next boyfriend.


5. Don’t be alarmed if you wake up in a box on my birthday morning. You were the only thing on my wish list.


6. That colour looks great on you. Know what else would look great on you? Me.


7. You’re so cute it’s distracting.


8. I don’t believe in love at first sight, but I’ll make an exception for you.


9. I can’t blame gravity for falling in love with you.


10. Besides being gorgeous, what do you do for a living?


11. I think there’s something wrong with my phone. Could you try calling it for me to see if it rings?


12. Hey, can you take a picture with me? I need to show Santa what I want for Christmas.


13. Can I borrow your phone? I told my ex-boyfriend that I would call him when I found someone better.


14. You look so familiar. Didn’t we take a class together? I could’ve sworn we had chemistry.


15. Even if all gravity on Earth disappeared, I’d still be over here falling for you.
    

15 Cheesy Pick Up Lines That Are Sure To Get You A Laugh

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Frankly, cheesy pick up lines have a rather bad reputation of falling flat, something I strongly disagree with. Sometimes, these lines can do the trick when everything else fails. A corny pick up line may end up scoring you some laughs and may break the ice.

1. Are you a magician? Because whenever I look at you, everyone else disappears!


2. I’m not a photographer, but I can picture you and me together.


3. They say Disneyland is the happiest place on earth. Well apparently, no one has ever been standing next to you.


4. I could tell you a bad joke about a pizza, but it's a bit cheesy.


5. Are you sure you’re not tired? You’ve been running through my mind all day.


6. I was wondering if you had an extra heart. Mine was just stolen.


7. I think you're suffering from a lack of vitamin me.


8. Can I follow you home? ‘Coz my parents always told me to follow my dreams.


9. Is your name Google? Because you have everything I’ve been searching for.


10. Your lips look lonely. Would they like to meet mine?


11. Are you my phone charger? Because without you, I’d die.


12. Excuse me, would you like something to drink to go with this cheesy pickup line?


13. Hello. Cupid called. He wants to tell you that he needs my heart back.


14. If nothing lasts forever, will you be my nothing?


15. If I could rearrange the alphabet, I’d put ‘U’ and ‘I’ together.

10 Tried And Test Pick Up Lines From Bollywood

There’s nothing better to cut the tension than an impactful one-liner from your favourite movie. If you are a die-hard Bollywood fan like me, why not give these pick up lines a go?

1. "Kehte hain ki agar kissi cheez koi dil se chaho, toh poori kayanat tumhe usse milane ki koshish mein lag jati hai."


2. "Kuch kuch hota hai, tum nahi samjhoge."


3. "Ishq di mere mitra pehchaan ki, mit jaava jadoon zidd apnaan di."


4. "Pyaar soch samajhkar thodi kiya jata hai, bas ho jata hai."


5. “Dil toh har kissi ke paas hota hai... par sab dilwale nahi hote."


6. “Agar tum mujhe yun hi dekhtein rahein... to tumhe mujhse pyaar ho jayega.”


7. "Apni saans wapas lene aaya hoon... atak ke reh gayi hai tere paas."


8. "Tum oxygen aur main double hydrogen ... hamari chemistry ek dum pani ki tarah hai."


9. "Main aur meri tanhayee aksar yeh baatein karte hain...tum hoti toh kaisa hota..."


10. "Humse door jaoge kaise? Dil se humein bhulaoge kaise? Hum woh khushboo hain jo saanson mein bastein hain... Khud ki saanson ko rok paoge kaise?"

These pick up lines are the chisel to help break the ice. If you want to get him to talk to you, you need to build upon the initial things you picked up from your chats and keep the conversation going.

Have a good pick up line that you’ve heard or used? They can be good ones (ones that have worked for you) or they can be horrible ones that you don’t know what the person was thinking. Leave a comment below with your funniest or most successful one-liner. We look forward to reading them!

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