On Peacocking (General)
In the simplest sense, peacocking is a term brought into the underworld by PUAs, to describe dressing in such a way as to stand out in the field. Now, like the male peacock, PUAs who use peacocking are using it to attract females, with the same wide variety of success and failure that the animals that spawned the term achieve.
For this blog, however, we’re going to slightly redefine peacocking by splitting it into two terms. The first term, visual peacocking, is the traditional peacocking described above. The second, verbal peacocking, is a term concocted in my own head, to describe a form of peacocking thats a bit more subtle: the use of specific words, phrases, and colloquialisms to set yourself apart from the run of the mill AFCs/norms…and even apart from your fellow PUAs/C-Artists, if you get good enough at the art (Sorry, Cheaters…but attracting attention to yourselves is a BAD idea…so y’all are left out, here).
When used properly, both forms of peacocking have the potential to raise you up high above the crowd, and make you desirable to women or a mark. When used improperly, you can face ridicule and humiliation at the hands of your rivals, your friends, and even your targets.The next two entries will be devoted to the basics of each kind of peacocking, and how to work them into your routines and approaches. Below are some links regarding the traditional meaning of peacocking.
For now, I’m your host Lodinkinni, and this has been another post from Social Falsifications: Tales from the Liar’s Underground.
Recommended Websites:
The Urban Dictionary: Peacocking: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=peacocking
FastSeduction.com: Peacocking: http://www.fastseduction.com/cgi-bin/fswiki.cgi?Peacocking
Ladderwiki: Peacocking: http://ladderwiki.com/wiki/Peacocking