A little bit surprised that not many guys know what is a "wingman". So i paste this here - can't believe some ppl take this so seriously as a textbook, and it gave me a good laugh when i first read it.

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Wingman is a term in the seduction community that a man may take when he goes to a club or bar with an accompanying male. A wingman is expected to support his friend in approaching women. The men often pick a desired woman, who is referred to as the "target." The man intending to seduce the target is often called the "pilot." The wingman is expected to back up the pilot, which typically entails talking to the target's less attractive friend(s) and making comments that will make the pilot seem more attractive. This is often referred to as "taking one for the team." The 1986 film Top Gun is often credited with bringing the term into popular usage.

The wingman motivates the pilot to be social and practice approaching women. He helps the pilot approach pairs and groups of women without the awkwardness of being alone. He will sometimes take the less attractive woman of a pair so that the pilot can get the more attractive without interruption. Other responsibilities include remembering details (i.e. target's names and personal information) as well as compensating for intoxication in the judgment of the pilot.

The pilot is usually the more skilled seducer, a man from whom the wingman can learn a great deal. However, sometimes the pilot can take the role of the wingman to help out a friend in need.

The metaphor of a "pilot" and "wingman" and can be extended even further to other characteristics of flight. For example, if there are more than two friends (pilot and wingman) at a club with interest in meeting women, than the group may be referred to as a "squadron". When the squadron decides upon which girl is the most attractive, that may be referred to as "marking" or "painting" the target. Making a pass at the group of girls would be called a "strafing run". As with the Air Force, when a squadron member seduces 5 or more girls, he is then an "Ace" and is likely more than capable of being a lead in future attempts.

Of course, when failing it is called being "shot down".

Another dynamic can be set up between the wingman and the pilot, one that accrues the desired benefit to the wingman rather than the pilot. In this scenario, the wingman will spot a woman he would like to meet. The wingman may not be as skilled at opening up the group as a pilot, however, so he will enlist the help of the pilot, who will boldly approach the group and attempt to dazzle them. This will give the wingman a chance to slip in under the radar and join in the group in an understated yet still confident fashion. This dynamic works particularly well if the wingman is attempting to meet a woman who is more aware of and therefore more impervious to the standard pick-up techniques. The pilot may purposefully set himself up to be overly arrogant or boorish, allowing the wingman to swoop in and be (or at least appear to be) the more intelligent, sincere, and subtly witty one. For a team in which each person clearly has one or the other personality strength, this is a good alternate technique to make sure that each team member accrues advantages over the long haul.

The term Wingman can also be known as a right hand man or best friend in some countries

  前几天因为在弗杰尼亚的Reston有点事情，周末得些空，于是便顾自跑去DC住下了。说到漫游一个城市，在我的脑海里，理想的情景总是——hmm…天气凉爽宜人，游伴甜美醉人，她欢笑，我痴笑，留下一张张樱花、国会山或林肯纪念堂映衬着我们幸福的照片。

  不过既然我已经用到“理想”这个词，那你或许也已猜到现实必定有巨大的出入。7月华府的阳光炽烈的让我晕眩，结果是终日耷拉着脑袋，拖着两条腿，移到东移到西；佳人则更是芳踪难觅，游伴压根是个男人。

(Leon, we're talking about you, give us a hug - below is Leon)

  大家请原谅我一开题便抱怨一通，这一方面是由于我最近发觉抱怨有巨大的好处——我刚住进华盛顿Marriott at Metro Center的时候，他们居然没有给我upgrade，我一抱怨房间空气不清新，他们便给了我个Deluxe。另一方面，我总是试图略带夸张地进行叙述，呃，用美国人的话说——“just to add some flavor”

  回到正题，事实上是，情况并没有那么糟。华盛顿是个美丽的城市，当我看着国会山，华盛顿纪念碑，或者在白宫的铁栏杆外想象自己要是视力足够好也许可以看到布什正在flush他的toilet时，我会感到颇为有趣。不过在这里我并不打算一一列出自己的行程，要组织好这些事件和景物是个巨大的挑战，一不小心就会成了篇流水帐，而且我也怀疑究竟有多少人会有兴趣知道我哪天去了哪些地方，干了些什么。

  既然如此我便只能讲点肤浅的感受了。华盛顿的建筑给我的第一感觉便是严谨宏伟——巨大的罗马庙堂式建筑，以及颜色灰黄外形方方正正的政府部门。我的老板Q.H 总是拿这些同中国的长安街作对比，说中国的政府部门也是些灰色大石块，我不知道她说的是不是真的，也许吧，但我对长安街的印象只剩下天安门。

  不过如果你离开官僚们的聚集地，哪怕比如只是往国会山后走几条街，你就会发现一些风格截然不同的住宅区。那是些红红绿绿的小楼，每栋大概都是二、三层高的样子，通常有着很窄的前门，有些还会有段短小的阶梯。街道是标准的双车道，路旁则是各家的花园，以及高高低低各种我不认识的树木。在夏天，阳光从枝叶间洒在地上，使得路面看起来像是个渔网筛子。我走在这样的林荫小道上，发昏的头脑终于暂时得到了清醒，于是禁不住盘算起要多少美元我才能买下这样的一栋小屋子，同时也做了件很猪头的事——我没有拍照片。

  要说华盛顿最著名的建筑，那自然还是白宫、林肯纪念堂、纪念碑、国会山一线。不过我们不止一次在政治黑幕电影里看到这些，我就不多此一举在这里详加叙述了。有意思的倒是我在纪念碑旁的Korean War Memorial闲逛时，有个老美突然用中文问我，“你看这些有什么感觉吗？”我只回答了一句“我那时还没有出生，没什么感觉”，然后便匆匆离开了。在那样的场合被提这样的问题我的确觉得有点尴尬，但我也没有撒谎，我的确没有感觉。每天都死很多人，今天美国死几个人我感动一下，明天伊拉克死几个人我又感动一下，后天黎巴嫩又死了几个人我再感动一下，那还让不让人休息了？还是丘吉尔说的实在，“没有永远的朋友，也没有永远的敌人，只有永远的利益”。这种狗咬狗的事情 I don’t give a shit.

  在华盛顿游玩的一个好处是非常省钱，因为大多数的场所都是免费。不过想进白宫？请提前3-6个月预约。想上华盛顿纪念碑？请7点半来排队领票。想看博物馆？我们5点半关门。但毕竟你吃了免费午餐，还有什么可抱怨的。

  不过公共场所免费，在DC吃住可不便宜，好在不用自掏腰包，要不然可是会让我这种穷人很胸痛的。不爽的是价格不低，服务却不觉得好。至少在Bay Area, 你会看到笑面如花的waitress，她笑你也笑，好像大家在替高露洁拍广告。在这里，你看到的却是一张张poker face。就拿Marriott at Metro Center那位concierge来说吧，我去问他酒店有没有shuttle去机场，他却只是眼皮往上一翻，好像他的下巴被一根透明的细线拴在了桌子上，抬不起半分来。

  不过转眼一想，大城市的人们总是mean一些。在纽约，LA，还有中国大大小小的城市里，大家也都是这德性。在网络上，我发现上海人总是被国人骂的特别凶，简直有不除不快之势。其实大家大可平心静气，上海人并没有特别坏，看纽约客们不也被美国人民骂crazy people么。真的那么想除掉上海？也没问题，只要你不在乎损失很多钱。