come-on

 [kuhm-on, -awn]  

come-on

   [kuhm-on, -awn]
noun Slang.
inducement; lure.
Origin:
1895–1900, Americanism; noun use of verb phrase come on
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Come-on is always a great word to know.
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having a pleasantly plump figure
a closemouthed or uncommunicative person, especially one who keeps secrets well
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come-on

noun
1. anything that serves as an enticement [syn: bait] 
2. qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward [syn: lure] 
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