c'mon
AmericanEtymology
Origin of c'mon
First recorded in 1930–35
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Surely, you’re not going to drive yourself to the lottery office to claim your prize — c’mon, you just won the Powerball jackpot!
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 22, 2025
The players were then introduced while walking a blue carpet stretching from center field toward the infield, which led to some complaining about the long walk, but c’mon, guys.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 29, 2024
The show’s premiere last year at the Public Theater received decent, if not exceptional, reviews, but c’mon, this girl is on fire.
From New York Times ● Feb. 21, 2024
"Oh c’mon, folks. It’s an administrative issue that will quickly be remedied," he tweeted.
From Salon ● Oct. 19, 2023
“Don’t worry about Elsie. We used to be besties, like, forever ago. But that was before she went and got boring. I mean c’mon, a weredragon who can’t even shift....Anyway, you coming?”
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
