What COB Means

COB stands for come on body. It is one of the most searched abbreviations in this business and one of the most widely offered, which makes it slightly odd that almost nobody explains it properly.

The short answer

COB = come on body. Finishing on her body rather than inside her or in her mouth.

That is the whole of it. It is listed on profiles because it is a preference worth stating, not because it is unusual or difficult.

Why it is the most commonly listed of the finish options

Two reasons, and both are practical rather than mysterious.

It carries the least risk of the options, and it requires nothing from her that the rest of the booking has not already involved. Where CIM and CIF are decisions somebody makes individually, COB is closer to the default that everything else is measured against.

Eighty two of our roster list it, against forty two for CIM. That gap is the entire explanation.

The finish options, side by side

• COB, come on body. Eighty two list it.
• CIF, come in face. Forty six list it.
• CIM, come in mouth. Forty two list it.
• Swallow, listed separately from CIM and much rarer. Seven list it.

Notice that these are four separate listings rather than a sliding scale. Somebody who offers COB has said nothing at all about the other three, and the assumption that one implies the next is the single most common misreading of a profile.

What it is not

It is not a comment on protection. COB describes where things finish, not whether a condom was used getting there. That is a different question and OWO is the listing that speaks to it.

It is not the same as CIF. Face is listed on its own for a reason. Plenty offer body and not face.

It does not cost extra. If it is on the profile it is included in the rate on the profile. A figure that moves at the door is a signal, and how to pay covers what to do about it.

The health part, briefly

Of the finish options this is the lowest risk, which is part of why it is the most offered. Lowest is not the same as none: skin contact still transmits some infections regardless of where anything finishes, and broken skin matters more than most people think.

Our guide on sexual health lists the London clinics worth knowing about. A clinic is a better source than we are.

Asking for it

Check the profile, and if it is listed there is nothing to arrange. Most people say nothing beforehand at all, which is fine.

If it is not listed, it is not offered, and the moment to establish that is when you book rather than when you are in the room. Our guide on escort etiquette covers why that timing matters more than the request itself.

One small courtesy that is genuinely appreciated: a towel within reach. It costs nothing and it is noticed every time.

She can still say no

A listing is what she is open to rather than a promise. She can decline anything on the night without explaining herself, at this agency and at every other one.

In practice it seldom arises, because what is written on a profile is what somebody is comfortable with. The point of the listing is that it works both ways.

See who offers COB, read the full glossary for the rest of the shorthand, or call +44 20 7846 3480.