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jawn

[ jawn ]

noun

Informal, Chiefly Philadelphia.
  1. something or someone for which the speaker does not know or does not need a specific name:

    Put some onions on those jawns or they'll be bland.

    It's gonna be crazy at that jawn tonight.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of jawn1

First recorded in 2000–05; of uncertain origen; possibly a local Philadelphia variant of joint
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Example Sentences

He leads a portfolio of groups, including a brassy, hard-swinging big band, the elegant hard-bop quintet Inside Straight and the quartet New Jawn, which is heard on the freewheeling “Prime,” McBride’s 18th album as a leader, out later this month.

New Jawn is one of McBride’s most satisfying bands.

More a jawn guy than yinzer, Hurts revealed on a recent podcast co-hosted by teammate Jason Kelce that he thought for sure on draft night he was Pittsburgh-bound.

“It’s such a historic time in TV,” said Jawn Murray, executive producer of “Sherri.”

Jawn is a Philly noun used to describe anything.

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