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I don't think you can accurately say that one term has "replaced" another, as both terms are still in use and understood by the vast majority of people. I personally never use the term "hit on", and most people I know will use the phrase "make a pass" when inquiring or being encouraging. The only times I've heard the word "hit on" have been by women who were repulsed by the men who approached them. If they liked the men, they were more apt to say he threw them a pass, or used a line. The term "make a pass" meaning to offer an amorous advance was first recorded 1928, perhaps from a sporting sense. http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=pass The term "hit on" was first used in the 1970s. http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=hit
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When we could no longer grab her ass to make a pass. "Hit on" is non physical.
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