C'mon is a very common American expression with several meanings, which are understood within the context spoken or written.
It can also be written like this: Come on!
When used in the context of encouragement, picture a competition where the parents, friends and relatives of the team players are cheering the team on. For example, at a basketball or soccer game, the fans will yell: "C'mon, Spartans, go!" Spartans would be the name of the team. Fans will also cheer on an individual team member like so: "C'mon Mike, you can do it!" Or, "Show 'em how to play ball, Sheila! C'mon!"
Come on! can be an expression of impatience or exasperation. "Come on...hurry up would ya!?", or "C'mon, c'mon, c'mon!"
C'mon! can be a point of checking common sense or alerting the audience's values or that of a group of friends during a discussion. "They caught him stealing a car! I mean, c'mon!"
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C'mon can be used to solicit agreement after a statement is made that most people know to be true. For example: "Now you've heard it said that women are from Venus and men are from Mars, right? C'mon. C'mon!"
Come on can be an expression of disbelief. For example: "Come on, now...you gotta be kiddin' me.", or "C'mon. Seriously?"
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ALTERNATE MEANINGS. Now, this idiomatic expression is not to be confused with the phrasal verb "come on", as in the sentence: "My parents' anniversary comes on July 21."
Nor can it be confused with the slang expression which connotes sexual intent, as in the following: "He comes on to her every time her boyfriend isn't around." There is also the noun, come-on, which means to induce or attract, as in these examples: "The store produced a real come-on to get customers to buy the product." Or, "It was just a come-on to get the girl to date him."
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