NEWBIE MISSION—noun: an exercise designed to help shy men overcome
their fear of approaching women. The newbie mission involves spending a day
in a public area, such as a mall, and saying "hi" to every woman who passes by.
NLP—noun [neuro-linguistic programming]: a school of hypnosis developed in
the 1970s based largely on the techniques of Milton Erickson. Unlike traditional
hypnosis, in which subjects are put to sleep, it is a form of waking hypnosis in
which subtle conversational cues and physical gestures are used to influence a
person on a subconscious level. Origin: Richard Bandler and John Grinder.
NONVERSATION—noun: a conversation in which one person isn't paying at-
tention to what the other person is saying, generally due to lack of interest or
being distracted. Origin: Style.
NUMBER-CLOSE—1. verb: to obtain a correct phone number from a woman.
Note that giving a woman one's own number does not constitute a number-
close. 2. noun: a woman's phone number, obtained during the course of a
pickup. Also: #close. Origin; Mystery.
OBSTACLE—noun: the person or people in a group whom the pickup artist
does not desire, but whom he must win over in order to run game on the
woman in the group he does desire. Origin: Mystery.
ONE-ITIS—noun: 1. an obsession with a girl whom one is not dating; pickup
artists believe that such an extreme fixation on one woman significantly lowers
a man's chances of dating or sleeping with her. 2. a girl with whom one is ob-
sessed. Origin: John C. Ryan.
OPENER—noun: a statement, question, or story used to initiate a con-
versation with a stranger or group of strangers. Openers may be envi-
ronmental (spontaneous) or canned (pre-scripted); and direct (showing
romantic or sexual interest in a woman) or indirect (not showing interest).
