To start a conversation with someone, often with the intention of getting to know them or hitting on them.

embarrassed; feeling ill at ease or awkward

to ridicule; to mock; to deride

To start talking to someone, often to break an awkward silence or to hit on them.

to slander, malign, or libel; to speak ill of others behind their back

to mock, sneer at, or lampoon someone

to mock; to sneer at; to deride; to scoff

brazen and impudent; to act thick-skinned or grin in a mischievous and shameless way

to be shameless or impudent; to have a thick skin