DCHP-1 Online
strike Slang, Obs. 
n. on the strike, attempting to pick up someone of the opposite sex without proper introduction.
- 1891 These juveniles . . . are as a rule "on the strike,"--which is something I very strongly disapprove of.
- 1891 These juveniles . . . are as a rule "on the strike,"--which is something I very strongly disapprove of.