"chat-up line" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: chat-up lines [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} chat-up line (plural chat-up lines)
  1. (chiefly British) Synonym of pick-up line Tags: British Synonyms: pick-up line [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-chat-up_line-en-noun-CQhzIKWU Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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