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jawn

American

[jawn] / dʒɔn /

noun

Informal, Chiefly Philadelphia.

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.

Etymology

Origin of jawn

First recorded in 2000–05; of uncertain origin; possibly a local Philadelphia variant of joint

Example Sentences

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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.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 13, 2022

Specifically, it means a thing — a place, an object, any jawn you want it to be.

From Washington Post • Jul. 21, 2016

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