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Cheesy pick-up lines work because everyone knows they're cheesy. The bit is the delivery. Below: 100 lines you haven't read on the same Pinterest board 60 times. Specific enough to feel new, dumb enough to make her laugh. Tweak before sending — verbatim copy is obvious and removes the only redeeming quality, which is that you wrote it.
102 cheesy pick-up lines
are you a parking ticket? because you've got 'fine' written all over you, and also i'd argue with you in court.
if you were a vegetable, you'd be a cute-cumber. and if you were a fruit, you'd be a fine-apple. i have more of these.
do you have a map? i keep getting lost in your eyes, your bio, and the part of the menu where i pretend to read.
are you french? because eiffel for you the second your profile loaded.
your hand looks heavy, let me hold it. (just trying to be helpful.)
is your name google? because you have everything i've been searching for. (yes, including the answer to 'is brunch worth it'. it is.)
if kisses were snowflakes, i'd send you a blizzard. weather permitting.
do you believe in love at first swipe or do i scroll past again to be sure.
are you a magician? because every time i look at your profile, everyone else disappears. mostly because i closed the app.
i'm not a photographer, but i can picture us getting coffee on tuesday.
if beauty were a crime, you'd get life without parole and i'd visit weekly.
are you wifi? because i'm feeling a connection. a slow connection. but a connection.
i must be a snowflake, because i've fallen for you and i'm also melting in this heat.
is your dad a baker? because you're a cutie pie. is your mom a baker? checking my bases.
if you were a triangle you'd be acute one. that's the only geometry joke i have.
do you have a band-aid? i scraped my knee falling for you. and walking up the subway stairs.
are you a campfire? because you're hot and i want s'more.
i'm reading a book about gravity. it's impossible to put down. like our conversation, if we ever started one.
if i could rearrange the alphabet, i'd put u and i together. then i'd add brunch. and walk.
are you from tennessee? because you're the only ten i see. (i know. i'm sorry. i sent this anyway.)
do you have a name, or can i call you mine? if 'mine' is too forward we can negotiate.
if i had a star for every time you brightened my day, i'd have a fairly modest galaxy.
are you a dictionary? because you add meaning to my life. and you make me look smarter at parties.
if you were a song, you'd be on every playlist i have. including 'cleaning the kitchen'.
do your legs hurt from running through my mind? because mine hurt from running away from my responsibilities.
are you a bank loan? because you have my interest. compounding monthly.
if love is a battlefield, i'm a strategic withdrawal toward your dms.
do you have a quarter? i told my mom i'd call her when i found the one.
your dad must be a thief. he stole the stars and put them in your eyes. i'd press charges, lightly.
are you instagram? because i can't stop looking at you. (also my screen time is a problem.)
if you were a coffee, you'd be the kind people order even when they say they're 'cutting back'.
i was going to say something smooth. i didn't. would 'hi, i think you're great' do.
are you a sunset? because i'd watch you every day and then post a picture and forget to credit you.
i'm not great at small talk, but i'm extremely good at planning a date around your interests. brunch? museums? a long walk that turns into pizza?
if i were a cat, i'd spend all 9 lives sitting on your chest while you tried to read.
are you my homework? because i should be doing you. (i am also actually doing my homework. multitasking.)
is this seat taken? in this hypothetical scenario you are not on dating apps and we are at a bar.
are you the sun? because you make my day. you also force me indoors at 2pm. confusing.
if you were a vegetable, i'd still ask you out. that's how committed i am.
do you like raisins? how about a date? worst case, we share a snack.
are you cake? because i want a piece. (i'd also accept brunch.)
if you were a library book, i'd never return you. i'd also pay the fine without complaining.
is your name chapstick? because you're da balm. (5 people sent you this. i'm the only one who admitted it.)
are you a candle? because i'd light you up. and then leave you unattended out of irresponsibility.
if smiles were currency, you'd be a venture capitalist by now.
do you have a pencil? mine broke in the meeting i'm in right now thinking about your profile.
are you a museum? because i could spend an afternoon looking at you and pretending to understand.
if i were a clock, i'd be 11:11 every time you scrolled past my profile.
are you a teacher? because you've got class. (i was a c+ student so the bar is generous.)
if you were a punctuation mark, you'd be a long em dash — drawing me into the next thought.
- 51.
i'd say you're cute, but my mom told me not to lie. it's a tie between you and her, mom.
- 52.
are you a thunderstorm? because you make my insides loud and my plans cancel.
- 53.
if i were a snowman, i'd ditch the carrot nose just to smile at you.
- 54.
are you a charger? because without you, i'd die at 7% on a tuesday.
- 55.
if you were a cookie, you'd be the one at the back of the jar that everyone fights over.
- 56.
do you have a sunburn or are you always this hot. wait, that came out reverse-medical.
- 57.
are you wifi at a coffee shop? because i'm constantly trying to connect and it's a little embarrassing.
- 58.
if you were a number, you'd be the wrong area code from my hometown. surprising and welcome.
- 59.
i'm not saying i'd risk it all. but i'd risk like 30% for one good text exchange.
- 60.
are you a pizza place? because i could sit outside you in the rain just hoping you open.
- 61.
if our love were a song, it'd be the bridge — short, weird, the part everyone remembers.
- 62.
do you have an extra heart? mine just jumped out, somewhere near your profile photo.
- 63.
are you a coffee bean? because i'd grind for you. (i would not actually. i would order it.)
- 64.
if you were a font, you'd be a serif that grew on me slowly.
- 65.
is your name autocorrect? because you always change my mind.
- 66.
are you a calendar? because i want to plan a future with you. starting with brunch.
- 67.
if you were a road, i'd take you home. carefully. with my seatbelt on.
- 68.
are you a snowflake? because no one's ever seen you fall and not stop. (i know. tortured.)
- 69.
if our texts were a book, the chapter titles would all be embarrassing.
- 70.
is your name spotify? because you've got my top 5 percent attention.
- 71.
are you a candle store? because you've got me browsing for hours and buying nothing.
- 72.
if you were a holiday, you'd be the long weekend in october. low expectations, surprisingly perfect.
- 73.
are you a microwave? because i can't take my eyes off you. (medical issue, possibly.)
- 74.
if you were a sandwich, you'd be the one on the back of the menu with too many ingredients.
- 75.
is your last name google maps? because every road leads back to you. (i checked.)
- 76.
are you a thrift store? because i found you when i wasn't looking.
- 77.
if you were a notification, i'd never silence you. (the iphone allows this.)
- 78.
is your name notes app? because i want to write everything down with you.
- 79.
are you a small business? because i want to support you. financially, emotionally, regionally.
- 80.
if you were a podcast, i'd binge you on a road trip. and recommend you to people who didn't ask.
- 81.
is your name new york? because i'd brag about you to strangers and they'd be tired of it.
- 82.
are you a perfectly toasted bagel? because you're the rare good thing on a tuesday.
- 83.
if you were a yelp review, you'd be 5 stars with two complaints i'd ignore.
- 84.
is your name oat milk? because you make everything more expensive but slightly better.
- 85.
are you a 4pm cookie? because you'd ruin my appetite and i wouldn't care.
- 86.
if you were a small town, i'd visit you. accidentally. while looking for gas.
- 87.
is your name 7am sunday? because i wasn't planning on it but here i am.
- 88.
are you a hardware store? because you've got everything i need and i'm a little overwhelmed.
- 89.
if you were a typo, i'd press 'don't change'.
- 90.
is your name november? because i didn't know you were the best until i was already inside you. (the month.)
- 91.
are you a bookstore on a tuesday? because i didn't think i needed you and now i'm staying.
- 92.
if you were an iced coffee in winter, i'd defend you.
- 93.
is your name three-day weekend? because i need a longer one with you.
- 94.
are you a 4-star yelp review? because i'd still go.
- 95.
if you were a kitchen, i'd never order takeout again. (this is a high bar.)
- 96.
is your name window seat? because i'd take the longer flight for you.
- 97.
are you a niche playlist? because i'd put you on at a party and pretend i knew you all along.
- 98.
if you were a slow walk to brunch, i'd cancel my morning for you.
- 99.
is your name 'we close at 9'? because i'd be there at 8:47.
- 100.
are you a movie theater popcorn? because you cost too much and i'd still pay every time.
- 101.
if you were a 30-minute nap, i'd build a whole afternoon around you.
- 102.
is your name iced americano? because you keep me up at night for the right reasons.
Cheesy works on the first message because it telegraphs 'I am not taking this too seriously, neither should you'. Cheesy does not work on the second date. Use these once, get a reply, then talk like a person.
Frequently asked
Are cheesy pick-up lines actually effective?
Yes, on dating apps, where the bar is 'is this person fun and a real human'. They fail in person if you deliver them with sincerity — the joke is that you both know it's a joke.
Best cheesy pick-up line for a first text?
'On a scale from 1 to America, how free are you saturday?' Specific, dumb, easy to answer with another joke. The reply rate beats 'hey' by about 12x.