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Definition of Come-on

1. Noun. Anything that serves as an enticement.

2. Noun. Qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward.

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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