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

Often, when a male photographer shoots an ingenue in a hotel room, she winds up on the bed in a come-hither pose not found in the wild.

From Los Angeles Times

The handsome young man stares out at Highway 46: jacket collar popped, hair slicked back, blue eyes and parted lips frozen in a come-hither stare.

From Los Angeles Times

But the whole thing outraged many Republicans who, As Zack Beauchamp at Vox reports, complained that sticking your booty in a camera while flashing come-hither eyes runs counter to Christian values.

From Salon

Not with photos, exactly, but through fliers — more than 200 of them — featuring polychromatic drag queens and come-hither hunks who enticed him to dance to Frankie Knuckles and Junior Vasquez remixes at popular nightclubs like Twilo and the Palladium, and parties like Jackie 60 and Lick It!

From New York Times

She has hopes of a much larger study in North America someday to further explore these findings, with row after row of sprightly death traps, all releasing come-hither odors into the air.

From New York Times

Related Words

• allurement