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Learned a new word: Jawn. (may not be new to PhiladelphiaHokie et al)

Jawn is a slang term local to Philadelphia and its metropolitan area. Jawn is a context-dependent substitute noun, meaning it is a noun that substitutes for any other noun.

We should begin to use this to describe whatever jawn we want.

[Post edited by PhotoHokieNC at 02/15/2020 3:22PM]

Posted: 02/15/2020 at 3:14PM

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Learned a new word: Jawn. (may not be new to PhiladelphiaHokie et al) -- PhotoHokieNC 02/15/2020 3:14PM

Another Philly word: Jeet -- Galenahokie 02/16/2020 09:11AM

Hangry- when you get really upset because you need to eat . . . -- MikeVT85 02/15/2020 6:53PM

I’ve read this entire thread & still don’t know what y’all are jawing abou ** -- Hoakie82 02/15/2020 6:57PM

.as in "jawn, could you pick me up a cheese steak on your way home?" ** -- squarerootofone 02/15/2020 5:12PM

More on the order of - -- PhotoHokieNC 02/15/2020 5:14PM

More -- PhotoHokieNC 02/15/2020 3:29PM

I'm from the Philly area (DelCo) & until very recently was unaware of jawn -- Trogdor 02/15/2020 3:24PM

And I have clearly not learned how to embed/link a GIF -- Trogdor 02/15/2020 3:30PM

There must be stray marklar in the company's marklar jawn. ** -- PhotoHokieNC 02/15/2020 3:35PM

Success! I have conquered the Marklar! Who's whose jawn now? ** -- Trogdor 02/15/2020 3:36PM

Jawn yawn - -- PhotoHokieNC 02/15/2020 3:38PM

Had to look that one up. Marklar's similar but more complex & historical. ** -- PhotoHokieNC 02/15/2020 3:29PM

Derived from the indigenous Marklar term for "marklar." ** -- Trogdor 02/15/2020 3:31PM

Reminds me of the ancient Native American word "noseeum" loosely -- Coach McGuirk 02/15/2020 4:00PM

Please use it in a sentence? Thanks ** -- Rodman6565 02/15/2020 3:21PM

PHNC learned a new word today: Jawn. ** -- thankbud 02/15/2020 3:58PM

Language of origin please. ** -- Stork 02/15/2020 3:32PM

Supposedly derived from "joint". So it's a cajun-Philly pronunciation. ** -- PhotoHokieNC 02/15/2020 3:36PM

Odd b/c Philly doesn't really do joint. We tend to prefer crack. -- Trogdor 02/15/2020 3:41PM

I wish I could give +100 for the Tyrone Biggums. Dave is real. ** -- thankbud 02/15/2020 5:09PM

My Philly-area nephew's youngest son has a birthday a week from today. -- PhotoHokieNC 02/15/2020 3:49PM

Lolz that's pretty funny. IMO as long as they know "jawn" you're good ** -- Trogdor 02/15/2020 3:51PM