Definition of Come-on

1. Noun. Anything that serves as an enticement.

Exact synonyms: Bait, Hook, Lure, Sweetener
Generic synonyms: Enticement, Temptation
Derivative terms: Bait, Hook, Hook, Lure, Sweeten

2. Noun. Qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward.
Exact synonyms: Enticement, Lure
Generic synonyms: Attraction, Attractiveness
Derivative terms: Entice, Lure

Definition of Come-on

1. Noun. an inducement offered to attract someone to buy something, or visit somewhere ¹

2. Noun. (slang) a proposal, especially a sexual or romantic one ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Come-on

combustion reaction
combustionary
combustions
combustious
combustive
combustor
combustors
combusts
come-all-you
come-around
come-at-able
come-hither
come-hithers
come-outer
come-over
come-to-Jesus
come a cropper
come a long way
come about
come across
come after
come again
come alive
come along
come and go
come apart

Literary usage of Come-on

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Two Years Before the Mast by Richard Henry Dana (1897)
"He interested one of the Islanders, and prevailed upon him and three others to come on board with their chests and baggage, and sent a hasty summons to me ..."

2. The life and adventures of Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe (1883)
"... no doubt, to have come on board and plundered the ship, and if they found us there, to have carried us away for slaves. When they came up to the ship, ..."

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