come-hither

[ kuhm-hith-er, kuh-mith- ]

adjective

1. inviting or enticing, especially in a sexually provocative manner; beckoning:

   a come-hither look.

come-hither

adjective

1. informal.
   usually prenominal alluring; seductive

   a come-hither look

Other Words From

• come-hither·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of come-hither¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; adj., noun use of imperative phrase come hither

Example Sentences

Behind the counter is the pit, perfuming the room (and your clothes) with the swirling, come-hither scent of beef and smoke.

From The Daily Beast

“Sexxx Dreams” has all the come-hither appeal of a sultry Janet Jackson track without any of the erotic mysticism.

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Boxy flannel and messy tears might as well have been a corset and a come-hither pout in The Perfect Storm.

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Though the photos are far from sexual, Lottie wears thick mascara as she flashes the camera a come-hither stare.

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As for how that gets communicated, the “inner thigh” request is just one of the many forms of come-hither code.

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She was a woman, and in truth she would have married the man beside her had he have come hither when he had gone to Chicago.

From Project Gutenberg

Go, young man, and tell the tree to come hither, and the tree will obey you when you show it my seal.

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"Come hither, rogue," said the baron on Gilbert affecting not to hurry himself out of his usual walk.

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But Thorgils had not come hither without a plan in his head, and he set it before the king plainly.

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The first time that he had come hither, and he seems a good fair condition man, and one that I am glad hath the office.

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Related Words

• allurement