come-on
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come-on
(kŭm′ŏn′, -ôn′)n.
1. Something offered to allure or attract; an inducement, especially to buy.
2. Slang A sexual or romantic approach or proposal.
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come′-on`
n.
an inducement or lure, esp. one intended to attract customers.
[1895–1900, Amer.]
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Noun | 1. | come-on - anything that serves as an enticement enticement, temptation - something that seduces or has the quality to seduce |
2. | come-on - qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward attractiveness, attraction - the quality of arousing interest; being attractive or something that attracts; "her personality held a strange attraction for him" |
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come-on
nounSomething that attracts, especially with the promise of pleasure or reward:
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