comehitherとは 意味・読み方・使い方

別の表記

• come hither

形容詞

come-hither (comparative more come-hither, superlative most come-hither)

1. Seductive or alluring.
   • 1970, Jagger–Richards, “Schoolboy Blues”, performed by The Rolling Stones:

     Well, I wait in Leicester Square / with a come-hither look in my eye / Yeah, I'm leaning on Nelson's Column / but all I do is talk to the lions

   • 1986, Jeff Smith, The Frugal Gourmet Cooks With Wine:

     The sort of woman with crimson hair and rainbow petticoats, come-hither eyes and a throaty laugh.

派生語

名詞

come-hither (plural come-hithers)

1. An act intended to attract sexual interest.
2. (Ireland) A persuasive attitude; a binding spell