DHV

English

Noun

DHV (uncountable)

1. (seduction community) Demonstrate higher value / demonstration of higher value.
   • 2007 February 6, Erik von Markovik, The Mystery Method: How to Get Beautiful Women Into Bed‎^[1], St. Martin's Press, →ISBN, →OL, page 88:

     As you demonstrate higher value (DHV) to the set and neg the target, attraction is created.

   • 2008, Faye Flam, The Score: How the Quest for Sex Has Shaped the Modern Man, Penguin Group, →ISBN, →OL, page 31:

     You have to telegraph the notion that everyone wants you. It’s all part of a tactic called DHV, or “demonstration of higher value” in pickup parlance.

   • 2010 January 26, Erik von Markovik, The Pickup Artist: The New and Improved Art of Seduction, New York: Villard, →ISBN, →OL, pages 177–178:

     “You see, Mother Natures users emotions to enforce certain biological imperatives, and those emotions are triggered by DHVs.”
     “Wait, hold on, I’m confused. What do you mean by a DHV?” asked Adam.
     “A DHV,” I replied, “is a demonstration of higher value that makes the woman notice that you are of higher value than the average next guy or the last guy.”

   • 2011, Benton Miller with Travis Wolfe, The Journal: Man's Quest for the Perfect Match, Moon Planet Publishing, page 27:

     Correct application of DHV lays the foundation for attraction since nearly every woman prefers a guy who is considered a winner.

Antonyms

• DLV

Anagrams

• HDV, HVD, VHD