make a pass

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make a pass

verb makes a pass · making a pass · made a pass

To unambiguously indicate interest in romantic or sexual involvement to someone the speaker has not previously been involved with. He clumsily made a pass at the prom queen, and she responded with a scowl.

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verb to unambiguously indicate interest in romantic or sexual involvement to someone the speaker has not previously been sexually involved with

Español	insinuarse, propasarse con
Русский	подкатывать podkatyvatʹ, приударить priudaritʹ

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@misc{make_a_pass_2026,
  title = {make a pass},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/make%20a%20pass},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}