come-on

Significado (Inglés)

1. (informal) Something intended to attract, as in an advertisement.
2. (informal) A statement or sometimes an action reflecting sexual or romantic interest.
3. (slang) A bad actor whose talents do not extend far beyond walking onto the stage.

Conceptos

atractivo

encanto

Sinónimos

lure

enticement

hook

🪝

sweetener

bait

inducement

invitation

snare

trap

🪤

bargaining chip

carrot

🥕

decoy

draw

encouragement

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈkʌmˌɑn/

Etimología (Inglés)

Deverbal from come on to. First use appears c. 1897, in the publications of Edward W. Townsend. See cite below.