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Dictionary Entry: PUA

Word
Pinyin
PUA
p u a

(neologism c. 2019) to exert control over (sb) by means of psychological manipulation (e.g. negging) ꞏ a person who does so (loanword from "pickup artist") ꞏ pr. [pī wū ēi]

Child Entries of PUA