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c'm'on
- Alternative form of c'mon.
1898, Jessie E Wright, “Frank”, in An Odd Little Lass: A Story for Girls, Philadelphia, Pa.: The Penn Publishing Company, →OCLC, page 109:Lonnie was on the lookout for Frank all the morning, and as she happened to be sent to the barn for eggs just as he appeared in sight, she ran to meet him. “C’m’on get eggs with me! What you feeling bad about?”
1992, Margaret Bennett, quoting Norman Kennedy, “Feet Washing and Other Good Clean Fun”, in Scottish Customs: From the Cradle to the Grave, Edinburgh: Polygon, published 1996, →ISBN, part 2 (Love, Courtship and Marriage), page 105:We got him into the car again an took him home, an we were goin to dump him at his folk’s door, but they wir really old-fashioned folk, you know, an they knew this wis goin to happen. So they opened the door. ‘C’m’on in, c’m’on in boys!’
2016, M A Clarke Scott, chapter 5, in Reconcilable Differences (A Having It All Novel; 1), , →ISBN, page 75:Eli offered to take D’arcy for a ride on his bike around Stanley Park in the sunshine. When she hesitated, he picked up his helmet and said, “I’ve got a spare. C’m’on, cher.”