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How to Punctuate "Come Ons"?

Crumbly Writer ๐Ÿšซ

How would you punctuate the following sentence:

&mhellip; listening to come on's from guys only interested in getting into your pants.

Do I need to add the extraneous quote mark, or should I drop it entirely, 'cause it looks entirely wrong without it?

Replies:   Switch Blayde
Switch Blayde ๐Ÿšซ

@Crumbly Writer

According to Webster, it's hyphenated โ€” come-on โ€” and the plural is โ€” come-ons.

Replies:   Remus2  Crumbly Writer
Remus2 ๐Ÿšซ

@Switch Blayde

I grew up with the understanding it was "come on's." However you're correct, the few resources I've checked have it as "come-ons."

Replies:   Switch Blayde
Switch Blayde ๐Ÿšซ

@Remus2

I grew up with the understanding it was "come on's." However you're correct, the few resources I've checked have it as "come-ons."

It's:
Come on now, you gotta be kidding.

But:
I heard that come-on a thousand times. Don't you know any other come-ons?

Crumbly Writer ๐Ÿšซ

@Switch Blayde

According to Webster, it's hyphenated โ€” come-on โ€” and the plural is โ€” come-ons.

That's what I thought, but it's not the typical hyphenated word (and adjective phrase). Thanks, that's a logical choice.

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