intj
Meaning 1
Come on.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, informal
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Standard Lemma guide
carn
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Pronunciation
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/kɑːn/
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Australia: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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rhymes with -ɑːn
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CMU ARPABET: K AA1 R N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
intj
Meaning 2
An exclamation of support or approval, usually for a sporting (football) team.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, informal
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name
Meaning 3
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 4
Archaic form of cairn.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, archaic
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History
Etymology
Adapted from the vernacular pronunciation of c'mon, itself an informal variant of come on. The first uses of the term in its extended sense appear to have been amongst Australian rules football fans in Victoria, with the use later spreading to other states and sports.
* As an Irish surname, reduced from McCarn. * As a Cornish surname, variant of Carne. * As a Dutch, German and Jewish surname, variant of Kern.