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{{Short description|An object that keeps her in the conversation: drink, jacket, bag}}
{{Infobox term
| name    = Lock-in prop
| also    = lock-in, physical lock-in
| field   = Pickup
| origin  = Mystery-era club jargon
| related = [[Lock-in]]; [[Isolation]]; [[Compliance (pickup)]]
| image          = Espresso.jpg
| caption        = Espresso (Commons). A prop is an object, not a trap.
| alt            = Espresso
}}
A '''lock-in prop''' is an object that keeps her in the beat: her drink on your table, a jacket over a chair. Mystery-era club jargon. The usual advice is to have [[lock-in]] as attention and a reason to stay, not a hostage glass.<ref name="wp">{{cite web |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pickup_artist |title=Pickup artist |website=Wikipedia |access-date=18 September 2026}}</ref><ref name="na">{{cite web |url=https://www.skilledseducer.com/threads/newbie-assignment.34/ |title=Newbie Assignment |author=Chase Amante |website=Skilled Seducer |date=3 November 2012 |access-date=16 September 2026}}</ref>

== In practice ==
In practice: if she wants the drink back and to leave, that is a leave. A prop is not [[compliance (pickup)|compliance]] toward sex. [[Enthusiastic consent]] is not a glass.

== See also ==
* [[Lock-in]]
* [[Isolation]]
* [[Compliance (pickup)]]
* [[Enthusiastic Consent]]

== References ==
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[[Category:Pickup artist terminology]]
[[Category:Mystery Method]]
[[Category:Glossary]]
[[Category:Pickup]]