Seen in Harrisburg, Philly vernacular spreading west?Submitted by [deleted] t3_10clrj4 in Pennsylvania
Fantasyfootballl2211 t1_j4gf1t3 wrote
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Philly slang its a person place or thing
fallowcentury t1_j4gftcz wrote
jawn originated at least in the 1970's and it might not even be philly-based. but in philly you grow up with it.
Fantasyfootballl2211 t1_j4gfwdo wrote
Jawn is a philly thing , no body else says it besides someone from philly lol
fallowcentury t1_j4ggpup wrote
lol you just talk without knowing stuff.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/jawn-meaning-origin
TomsterTruck t1_j4gjtev wrote
So it’s not a Philly thing because its based off of a different word in a different place?
khag t1_j4gmihm wrote
Jawn is just Philly's shit way of pronouncing "joint"
NoWarrantShutUp t1_j4gqm83 wrote
I think they’re both dumb as fuck, am from Philly
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