Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shamone

/ʃəˈmoʊn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sha-mone
IPA: /ʃəˈmoʊn/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

A vocalization heard in songs by Michael Jackson.

intj

Alternative letter-case form of shamone

Etymology

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.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ʃəˈmoʊn/

Rhymes With

part-own answer phone cauterizing stone saône sine quibus non cuboidal bone slown ediphone outshown otamatone

Questions

How do you pronounce shamone?: The recorded pronunciation is /ʃəˈmoʊn/.
What does shamone mean?: A vocalization heard in songs by Michael Jackson.
Where does shamone come from?: 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.

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