What an average guy hunts for as he attempts to cling as a hangers on to a group of men of much higher social status or nobility. Typically, the women associated with said group of elite men tend to be of much higher quality than the women to which the average guy would normally be privy.
An after-show party:

Hot dumb groupie: Hey, are you with the band?
Joe Shmoe: No, I'm just here for the peripheral pussy.
Hot dumb groupie: Cute. Well the lead singer is taken for the night. You wanna fuck instead?
Joe Shmoe: No...
Hot dumb groupie: ?...
Joe Shmoe: JK, yes.
by Jacek S. April 30, 2008
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