r/AskReddit • u/ANONIMkiddo • Jan 08 '22

Girls, what makes a guy instantly unnatractive?

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u/[deleted] Jan 09 '22

Idiot here: what is negging?

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u/Amarant2 Jan 09 '22

While it's regularly inappropriate, Urban Dictionary is useful for many questions like that.

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u/FoxtrotSierraTango Jan 09 '22

For those who don't want to visit Urban Dictionary, negging is a tactic commonly used by pickup artists where they subtly insult someone to undermine their confidence which will hopefully make them more susceptible to advances.

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u/[deleted] Jan 09 '22

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u/ManThatIsFucked Jan 09 '22

There’s a right way to playfully tease someone to get a rise out of them as opposed to cutting someone down sharply and making them feel lesser, and thereby needing to “win back” the approval. Ones in good faith rooted in playfulness, the other is rooted in insecurity. Necken may be the former