"cold approach" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cold approaches [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} cold approach (plural cold approaches)
  1. (seduction community) The act of approaching a stranger (usually female) and asking them on a date. Categories (topical): Seduction community, Seduction community Translations (the act of approaching a stranger and asking them on a date): kylmä lähestyminen (Finnish), approche à froid [feminine] (French)
    Sense id: en-cold_approach-en-noun-D-q1FyXF Disambiguation of Seduction community: 76 8 16 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 14 46 Topics: lifestyle, seduction-community, sexuality Disambiguation of 'the act of approaching a stranger and asking them on a date': 62 38
  2. (sales) The act of approaching a stranger in an attempt to sell them a product or service.
    Sense id: en-cold_approach-en-noun-En2nj5Ol Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 14 46

Verb

Forms: cold approaches [present, singular, third-person], cold approaching [participle, present], cold approached [participle, past], cold approached [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} cold approach (third-person singular simple present cold approaches, present participle cold approaching, simple past and past participle cold approached)
  1. To approach a stranger in this way. Translations (Translations): käydä päälle (Finnish), aborder à froid (French), approcher à froid (French)
    Sense id: en-cold_approach-en-verb-gyOSWaWA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 14 46

Inflected forms

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