"number close" meaning in English

See number close in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈnʌmbə(ɹ)ˌkləʊz/ Forms: number closes [plural]
Etymology: From number + close. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|number|close}} number + close Head templates: {{en-noun}} number close (plural number closes)
  1. (seduction community) The successful acquisition of a woman's telephone number at the end of a pickup attempt. Categories (topical): Seduction community Related terms: kiss close, f-close
    Sense id: en-number_close-en-noun-YHOjx9I5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 72 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 74 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 77 23 Topics: lifestyle, seduction-community, sexuality

Verb

IPA: /ˈnʌmbə(ɹ)ˌkləʊz/ Forms: number closes [present, singular, third-person], number closing [participle, present], number closed [participle, past], number closed [past]
Etymology: From number + close. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|number|close}} number + close Head templates: {{en-verb}} number close (third-person singular simple present number closes, present participle number closing, simple past and past participle number closed)
  1. (seduction community) To end the pickup of a woman by getting her telephone number. Categories (topical): Seduction community
    Sense id: en-number_close-en-verb-ozBxUxpc Topics: lifestyle, seduction-community, sexuality

Inflected forms

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