50 Nerdy Pickup Lines That'll Win Over Every Mathlete and Muggle

Whether you matched on a dating app or met IRL, something truly magical happens when you realize you share the same geeky interests as a someone new. One second you’re making small talk about work, and the next, you’re passionately discussing black holes or Harry Potter or the Roman Empire with the person who might! just! be! the love of your life. Blame it on all the romantic comedies we grew up with, but personally, I think there’s *nothing* better than a delightfully nerdy pickup line.

I know, I know—pickup lines often get a bad rap because they can, admittedly, be a little cringe. But! When delivered correctly (and to the right person), a good pickup line can turn a lame chat into a fun and flirty conversation. Think about it: What’s more memorable? Someone asking what you do for work (*yawn*) or asking for your ~sine~/where your wings are/if you play Quidditch (you know…cause you’re a Keeper)?

Naturally, there are tons of routes you can take when it comes to nerdy talk, from ultra-cheesy pickup lines to totally raunchy conversation starters. It’ll all depend on your relationship + whether you’re striking up a convo on a dating app or have been together forever and simply wanna get your flirt on. (And, obvi, you’ll wanna save the supes naughty ones for someone who consents to turning the heat up to 212 degrees.) Regardless of the type of relationship you currently have, my personal favorite pickup lines are ones that show you care about someone’s niche obsessions. IMO, it’s these shared interests that usually lay the foundation for long and lasting relationships. You know what they say: Initial chemistry is fleeting, but being able to joke about chemistry when you’re both in the medical field? That’s the stuff of pi.

So, whether you’re trying to woo a mathlete, dazzle your bio T.A., or flirt with the Harry to your Ginny, these 50 nerdy pickup lines will charm the object of your affections faster than you can say “amortentia.”

Nerdy Pickup Lines to Break the Ice

1. I think you’re suffering from a lack of vitamin me.

2. Are you a computer keyboard? Because you’re my type.

3. You must be a pile of dinosaur bones, because I dig you.

4. I’m learning about important dates in history. Wanna be one of them?

5. Are you a high test score? Because I wanna take you home and show you off to my parents.

6. I need some answers for my math homework. Quick, what’s your number?

7. I hope you know CPR, because you’re taking my breath away.

8. Did we have a class together? I could’ve sworn we had chemistry.

9. Someone better call NASA, because you’re out of this world.

10. Are you Google? Because you have everything I’m searching for.

Nerdy Pickup Lines for Space & Science Geeks

1. Forget hydrogen—you’re my number one element.

2. You must be a star because I can’t stop orbiting around you.

3. I’ve got my ion you.

4. Is your nickname glucose? Because you’re pretty sweet.

5. If we were chromosomes, you’d be my homologous pair.

6. Is this a chemical reaction? Because I feel a new bond forming.

7. I was lost in space until I saw you.

8. Are you a carbon sample? Because I wanna date you.

9. Even without gravity on this planet, I would still fall for you.

10. Your name must be Andromeda because we are destined to collide.

Nerdy Pickup Lines for Mathletes

1. You’re sweeter than 3.14.

2. Nice asymptote.

3. I don’t like fractions, so will you be my other half and make me whole?

4. I’m not being obtuse, but you’re so acute.

5. You’ve got more curves than a triple integral.

6. Are you the square root of -1? Because you can’t be real.

7. You must be a 90-degree angle, because you’re looking all right.

8. If you’re so good at algebra, could you replace my X without asking Y?

9. What’s your sine?

10. You must be the square root of 2 because I feel irrational around you.

Très Naughty Nerdy Pickup Lines

1. Do you like math? Add you and me, subtract our clothes, divide our legs, and we can multiply.

2. I wanna select all your clothes and press delete.

3. If I supply the voltage and you supply the resistance, imagine the currents we can make together.

4. You’re like a Rubik’s cube. The more I play, the harder you’ll get.

5. Wanna make me moan like Myrtle?

6. Is that a metronome in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me?

7. Let’s make like Excel and spreadsheets.

8. Is your name winter? Because you’ll be coming soon.

9. If I were an enzyme, I’d be helicase so I could unzip your genes.

10. Going to bed? Can I Slytherin to your Chamber of Secrets?

Nerdy Pickup Lines for Folks in Lurve

1. I lava you.

2. My favorite element on the periodic table is Uranium, because I am in love with U.

3. R4 is red, R2 is blue. If I was the Force, I’d be with you.

4. I wish I was your coronary artery so I could be wrapped around your heart.

5. Do you like Harry Potter? Because I Dumble-adore you

6. You can put down your firewall—I won’t hack your heart.

7. Yoda only one for me.

8. You give me premature ventricular contractions.

9. Our love is like dividing by zero—you can’t define it.

10. You must be a Snitch, because I’ve been seeking you my whole life.

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