Etymology

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Today it means: A vocalization heard in songs by Michael Jackson. Full definition →

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The story

A distortion of the phrase come on. Although popularly thought to be coined by Michael Jackson, the phrase actually originates from Mavis Staples, who used it in a live version of "I'll Take You There" in 1975.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.