As the festive season begins, envision holiday parties brimming with romance and playful pick-up lines. Brace yourself for a sprinkle of festive charm and cheeky banter at those Christmas get-togethers.
Curious about the British flirting game researchers dove into the world of pickup lines to uncover just how much charm we’re bringing to the office Christmas party. They surveyed 3,000 respondents, ages 18-61, across various UK cities, to explore pickup lines with the best chance of success.
14% of respondents would use ChatGPT to create pickup lines while the pickup line most likely to work is ‘Aside from being sexy, what do you do for a living?’ 19.3% of females as opposed to 19% of males have a go-to pickup line and 45.2% of people aged between 26-40 have a go-to pickup line. Findings also noted 82% of respondents from Edinburgh use pickup lines, the most of all cities
Top 10 pickup lines to use at the office Christmas party
Rank
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Pickup line
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Probability of working on females
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Probability of working on males
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Overall probability of working
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1
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Aside from being sexy, what do you do for a living?
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18.9%
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18.2%
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18.6%
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2
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Are you from Tennessee? Because you’re the only 10 I see
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14.3%
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16.1%
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15.1%
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3
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Are you a magician? Because whenever I look at you, everyone else disappears.
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11.9%
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14.6%
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13.2%
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4
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Is your name Wi-Fi? Because I’m feeling a connection.
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11.4%
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10.0%
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10.7%
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5
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If you were a Transformer… you’d be Optimus Fine.
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9.6%
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9.2%
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9.4%
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6
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If you were a vegetable, you’d be a cute-cumber!
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9.4%
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8.9%
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9.2%
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7
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Do you have a name or can I call you mine?
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8.8%
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8.3%
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8.6%
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8
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Is your dad a baker? Because you’re a cutie pie.
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7.7%
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6.8%
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7.3%
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9
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Is your name Google? Because you have everything I’ve been searching for.
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4.5%
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4.8%
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4.6%
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10
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Do you have a map? I keep getting lost in your eyes.
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3.5%
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3.1%
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3.3%
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Researchers surveyed respondents who would be attending work Christmas parties and found that the top pickup line is ‘Aside from being sexy, what do you do for a living?’ with an impressive 18.6% success rate. Notably, it’s slightly more effective with females at 18.9% compared to 18.2% with males. If you need a conversation starter at the office holiday gathering, this line might just be what you’re looking for.
The survey on work Christmas party pickup lines reveals that the classic ‘Are you from Tennessee? Because you’re the only 10 I see’ takes the second spot with a solid 15.1% success rate. Interestingly, it’s more effective on guys at 16.1%, though slightly less so on ladies at 14.3%. So, if you’re prepping your game plan for the office holiday bash, this line could be your secret weapon, especially if there are more guys in the crowd.
Bagging the bronze in Christmas party pickup lines is the magical phrase, ‘Are you a magician? Because whenever I look at you, everyone else disappears,’ boasting a charismatic 13.2% success rate. Interestingly, this enchanting line weaves its spell more effectively on the guys at 14.6%, while charming the ladies at a slightly lower 11.9%. So, if you’re aiming to sprinkle some charm at the holiday gathering, this enchanting line might just be your third-place secret, particularly if the crowd leans towards the gentlemen.
Now, onto the underdogs of the pickup game! ‘Is your name Google? Because you have everything I’ve been searching for’ rolls in with a modest 4.6% success rate, while ‘Do you have a map? I keep getting lost in your eyes’ trails behind with a 3.3% success rate. Looks like even the smoothest lines can hit a roadblock in the game of love.
The findings were compiled by Bestonlinecasinos.net via a uStats.org Survey.