cold approach

noun

The act of approaching a stranger (usually female) and asking them on a date.

“I hate when multi-level marketing salesmen cold approach me in coffee shops.”

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Meanings

nouncold approach (plural cold approaches)

plural cold approaches

  1. lifestyleThe act of approaching a stranger (usually female) and asking them on a date.

    Since I became a pick-up artist, I've performed over two hundred cold approaches.

  2. salesThe act of approaching a stranger in an attempt to sell them a product or service.
verbcold approach (third-person singular simple present cold approaches, present participle cold approaching, simple past and past participle cold approached)

present singular third person cold approaches · participle present cold approaching · participle past cold approached · past cold approached

  1. To approach a stranger in this way.

    I hate when multi-level marketing salesmen cold approach me in coffee shops.

Translations

Finnish kylmä lähestyminen, käydä päälle
  • kylmä lähestyminenthe act of approaching a stranger and asking them on a date
  • käydä päälleTranslations
French approche à froid, aborder à froid
  • approche à froidthe act of approaching a stranger and asking them on a date
  • aborder à froidTranslations
  • approcher à froidTranslations
  • accoster à froidTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

cold approach. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cold%20approach

MLA

“cold approach.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cold%20approach. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cold approach,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cold%20approach.

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