c'mon

[kmon, kuh-mon]

Informal.

1. contraction of come on. See come.

Word History and Origins

Origin of c'mon¹

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

“Keep those feet moving! C’mon guys!,” he shouts at one point.

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“So after the first half, he came in after the third quarter and I saw in his eyes that he was locked in. So I was like, ‘C’mon, DA, let’s go.’

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“What is your opinion, Zohran, c’mon?”

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“As an offense, when you see your starting pitcher just throwing zeros over and over and over again, it’s like, ‘C’mon, just get one, get two, get three.’”

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When Jost, the co-host of Update, warned that the show would be fined for using that word on the air, Patterson responded, “C’mon bruh, this is exactly what Jimmy Kimmel fought for!”

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