Embrace the cringe with our collection of gloriously terrible pickup lines. These pun-filled, groan-worthy gems are so bad they loop back around to being charming. Warning: excessive eye-rolling may occur.
Are you a parking ticket? Because you've got 'fine' written all over you.
If you were a vegetable, you'd be a cute-cumber.
Are you a bank loan? Because you've got my interest.
Do you have a Band-Aid? Because I just scraped my knee falling for you.
Are you a keyboard? Because you're just my type.
If you were a triangle, you'd be acute one.
Are you a campfire? Because you're hot and I want s'more.
Did it hurt when you fell from heaven? Because you look like an angel.
Is your name WiFi? Because I'm feeling a connection.
Are you a beaver? Because daaaaam.
If I could rearrange the alphabet, I'd put U and I together.
Are you made of copper and tellurium? Because you're Cu-Te.
Do you like Star Wars? Because Yoda one for me.
Are you a 90-degree angle? Because you're looking right!
If you were a fruit, you'd be a fineapple.
Are you a volcano? Because I lava you.
Do you work at Starbucks? Because I like you a latte.
Are you Australian? Because you meet all my koala-fications.
Is your name Chapstick? Because you're da balm.
Are you a cat? Because you're purr-fect.
Do you play soccer? Because you're a keeper.
Are you a chicken? Because you're impeccable.
If I were a cat, I'd spend all nine lives with you.
Are you a light switch? Because you turn me on.
Is your name Google? Because you have everything I've been searching for.
Are you a charger? Because I'm dying without you.
Do you believe in love at first sight, or should I walk by again?
Are you a snowflake? Because I've fallen for you.
If you were a burger at McDonald's, you'd be the McGorgeous.
Are you a dictionary? Because you add meaning to my life.
Is your dad a boxer? Because you're a knockout!
Are you a microwave? Because you make my heart melt.
Do you have a map? I just got lost in your eyes.
Are you a candle? Because you light up my world.
If you were a booger, I'd pick you first.
Are you a time traveler? Because I can see you in my future.
Is there a rainbow today? I just found the treasure I've been searching for.
Are you a lightbulb? Because you brighten up my day.
Do you have a quarter? I want to call my mom and tell her I met the one.
Are you a camera? Because every time I look at you, I smile.
If looks could kill, you'd be a weapon of mass destruction.
Are you a loan from the library? Because you've got fine written all over you.
Is your middle name Gillette? Because you're the best a man can get.
Are you a magician? Because whenever I look at you, everyone else disappears.
Do you have a sunburn, or are you always this hot?
Are you a pencil? Because I want to erase your past and write our future.
If beauty were time, you'd be an eternity.
Are you Bluetooth? Because I feel a connection.
Is there an airport nearby, or is that just my heart taking off?
Are you a doughnut? Because you're sweet with a hole lot of personality.
Perfect for the nerdy types who appreciate intellectual humor with their flirting.
From fineapples to cute-cumbers, food puns are universally groan-worthy.
WiFi connections and keyboard types - modern corny for the digital age.
Koala-fications and beaver dams - animal puns that are utterly pawsome.
There's something magical about a truly corny pickup line. Unlike their smooth counterparts that aim for suave confidence, corny lines embrace the awkward, lean into the cringe, and somehow come out charming on the other side.
Psychology explains why corny lines work: they demonstrate confidence (it takes guts to be intentionally cringe), humor (you can laugh at yourself), and social intelligence (you know it's bad, and that's the point). While cheesy lines might aim for sweetness, corny lines fully embrace their terrible glory.
On Tinder, Bumble, and Hinge, corny pickup lines are secret weapons. They stand out from the sea of boring "hey" messages and give matches something to react to - even if that reaction is a groan followed by a smile.
Certain corny lines have achieved legendary status: "Did it hurt when you fell from heaven?", "Are you a parking ticket?", and "If you were a vegetable, you'd be a cute-cumber" are classics that everyone knows. Their familiarity is part of their charm - they're cultural touchstones in the world of flirting.
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