c'mon

[ kmon, kuh-mon ]

/ kmɒn, kəˈmɒn /

Informal.

contraction of come on. See come(defs 41e, f).

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Nearby words

c&sc, c'est autre chose, c'est la guerre, c'est la vie, c'est-à-dire, c'mon, c++, c, c, c-, c-axis, c-banding stain

Origin of c'mon

First recorded in 1930–35

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