Incel Pickup Lines
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About
Incel Pickup Lines is a Twitter gimmick account that posts screenshots of creepy, awkward and cringy pickup lines posted by people online, usually either in someone's DMs or as a response to How Do You Open? posts. Launched in late April 2022, the incel-themed account went viral on Twitter in early May that year.
History
On April 30th, 2022, Twitter[1] gimmick account Incel Pickup Lines (@incelReplies) was launched, posting its first tweet[2] on the same day (shown below). The tweet, depicting a How Do You Open? example, received over 1,900 retweets and 54,800 likes in four days.
In the following days, the account shared more screenshots of Twitter and 4chan posts, as well as DMs, containing creepy and cringy pickup lines. For example, a post[3] shared by the account on May 1st, received over 840 retweets and 25,500 likes in three days (shown below, left).
Features
Incel Pickup Lines posts screenshots of social media posts in which people attempt cringy, creepy and awkward pickup lines. The posts are sourced from How Do You Open? threads, social media conversations and personal DMs.
Following
The account gained over 73,000 followers on Twitter in four days since its creation.
Related Memes
Pickup Lines
Pickup Lines are flirtatious conservation openers designed to pique a stranger's romantic interest. While some are serious in nature, pickup lines are often associated with cheesy jokes and sexual puns.
How Do You Open?
How Do You Open? refers to a catchphrase and series of memes parodying pickup and seduction problems that involve striking up a conversation with a stranger with a hypothetical scenario posed alongside it. The trend started with tweets parodying one such challenge posed by a pickup artistry Twitter account in early November 2021.
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