Hit or flop: 10 of the funniest pickup lines seen on dating apps

In an effort to avoid a generic ‘hey’, plenty of online daters turn to clever pick-up lines as an opening message to their potential matches. The idea behind it is that if a simple message isn’t going to get them a date, then a cheesy joke or well-crafted pun will do the trick. However, most pick-up lines are just dressed-up dad jokes — some are hilarious, some are cringeworthy, and most are both.

We’ve scoured Reddit boards like r/Ok Cupid and r/ Best Tinder Pickup Lines to find the punniest, funniest, and most cringe-worthy pick-up lines people have heard (or used) on dating apps. Use them at your own risk.

If you were a vegetable, you’d be a cute cumber.

Girl, are you sitting on the F5 key? Because that a$$ is refreshing.

If I could rearrange the alphabet, I’d put ‘U’ and ‘I’ together.

Feel my shirt. Know what it’s made of? Boyfriend material. Excuse me, would you like some wine to go with this cheesy pickup line?

I could tell you a bad joke about a pizza, but it’s a bit cheesy.

Are you my appendix? Because I’m not sure how you work but this feelin’ in my stomach makes me want to take you out!

Do you know how much a polar bear weighs? Enough to break the ice.

I’m a firm believer in the idea that you get what you give. So here’s my number.

Hey I lost my phone. Can you text me at XXX and see if anyone has found it?