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come-on
ˈcome-on noun [countable usually singular] informal
something that someone does deliberately to make someone else sexually interested in them:
    Rick’s the kind of guy who thinks every smile is a come-on.
    give somebody the come-on (=do something to show you are sexually interested in someone)come on to somebody/something at come on(2)


come-onBrE /ˈkʌm ɒn/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkʌm ɑːn/ 🔊, /ˈkʌm ɔːn/ 🔊 noun [usually singular] (informal) an object or action which is intended to attract sb or to persuade them to do sth 引诱;诱惑;劝诱She was definitely giving him the come-on (= trying to attract him sexually). 她肯定是在勾引他。🔊🔊