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The friend who lies about your height so you don't have to.
means A woman who helps her friend attract a romantic or sexual partner, usually by charming the target's friends, vouching for her friend's virtues, or running interference at a bar or party.
from Borrowed straight from military aviation, where a 'wingman' flies alongside and slightly behind the lead pilot to watch their back and fend off attackers. The slang jumped into civilian life around the mid-to-late 20th century to describe a buddy who runs cover for you in a social or romantic setting, and 'wingwoman' followed as the natural, gender-flipped version once women started doing the same job at bars and parties.
- core job
- makes you sound normal to strangers
- key skill
- laughing at jokes that aren't funny
- risk
- sometimes the target picks her instead
- payment
- drinks tonight, debrief tomorrow