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come-ons

come-ons is the plural of come-on.

Meaning of come-on

Noun

come-on (plural come-ons)

  1. (informal) Something intended to attract, as in an advertisement.
    • The free offers are just come-ons to get you in the store so the sales staff can work on you.
  2. (informal) A statement or sometimes an action reflecting sexual or romantic interest.
    • I thought he'd asked me to lunch to discuss business; I wasn't expecting a come-on.
  3. (slang) A bad actor whose talents do not extend far beyond walking onto the stage.
    • When the public no longer rushed to the box-office to buy such synthetic exaltations of the spirit, pitchmen like Jerome K. Jerome and the aforesaid Kennedy got out their theopathic apparatus and had at the trade with elixirs in which actors, their faces chalked into a pallor exceeding Nicky...1975, George Jean Nathan, Charles Angoff, The Theatre Book of the Year, 1942-1943, page 82

Questions about come-ons

What is come-ons the plural of?
Come-ons is the plural of come-on.

Words near come-ons in the dictionary

  1. come-o'-will
  2. come-o'-wills
  3. come-off
  4. come-offs
  5. come-on
  6. come-ons
  7. come-outer
  8. come-outerism
  9. come-outers
  10. come-outism
  11. come-over

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