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Supposedly derived from "joint". So it's a cajun-Philly pronunciation.


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Posted: 02/15/2020 at 3:36PM


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

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