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c'mon

American

[kmon, kuh-mon] / kmɒn, kəˈmɒn /

Informal.

contraction of come on. See come.

Etymology

Origin of c'mon

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

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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

“I love the culture of c’mon, we have a chip on our shoulder, we’ve got something to prove, we’ve never done it before, c’mon!”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 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

“Miig, c’mon, we’re giving him too much of a head start. I’ll go into the bush on the west. You take the east side.”

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline

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