pickup
An instance of approaching someone and engaging in romantic flirtation and courting with the intent to pursue romance, a date, or a sexual encounter.
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✓ 日中関係 対話なく膠着状態続く - https://news.yahoo.co.jp/pickup/6579043
✓ みずがめ座流星群7日未明から見頃 - https://news.yahoo.co.jp/pickup/6579011
✓ 男児殺害 父は遺体4カ所に移動か - https://news.yahoo.co.jp/pickup/6579048
✓ 12-13歳が川に流されたか 1人重体 - https://news.yahoo.co.jp/pickup/6579045
✓ ソウルの少女像 バリケード撤去 - https://news.yahoo.co.jp/pickup/6579034
Definitions
An instance of approaching someone and engaging in romantic flirtation and courting with the intent to pursue romance, a date, or a sexual encounter.
At lunch we had a game of pickup hockey.
“✓ 日中関係 対話なく膠着状態続く - https://news.yahoo.co.jp/pickup/6579043”
— Bluesky· May 2026“✓ みずがめ座流星群7日未明から見頃 - https://news.yahoo.co.jp/pickup/6579011”
— Bluesky· May 2026“✓ 男児殺害 父は遺体4カ所に移動か - https://news.yahoo.co.jp/pickup/6579048”
— Bluesky· May 2026“✓ 12-13歳が川に流されたか 1人重体 - https://news.yahoo.co.jp/pickup/6579045”
— Bluesky· May 2026“✓ ソウルの少女像 バリケード撤去 - https://news.yahoo.co.jp/pickup/6579034”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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An electronic device for detecting sound, vibration, etc., such as one fitted to an electric guitar or record player.
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(usually, attributive) or ad hoc, especially of sports games and teams made up of randomly selected players.
Rather than join a basketball league, James decided to play pickup.
“Ford gave us a tiny glimpse at the new pickup, and as next year's debut approaches, here's what we think it'll be like.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“all I've ever needed companions to do is carry a radar mod and a loot pickup mod, everything else is gravy. They are here to have fun :)”
— Bluesky· May 2026“✓ 中国の花火工場爆発 死者26人に - https://news.yahoo.co.jp/pickup/6578879”
— Bluesky· May 2026“✓ 中学で空き缶集め 30年で600万円 - https://news.yahoo.co.jp/pickup/6578876”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Going to bed, will do stuff tomorrow. Maybe draw boys fanart, maybe pickup trash, I feel crazy rn”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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