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Australia slang
'Come on!' — a cheer, especially at the footy
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Usually safest with people who already understand the context.
Tone
Casual and context-dependent.
Region
Australia
Formality
Informal.
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Carn means 'Come on!' — a cheer, especially at the footy. It is best read as australia slang associated with Australia.
"Carn" means 'Come on!' — a cheer, especially at the footy. In Australia, the nuance may be more specific.
"Carn the Tigers!"
Casual and context-dependent.
Usually safest with people who already understand the context.
Context-dependent
Contraction of 'come on'; added to the Oxford English Dictionary in 2025 as an Australian word.
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