Jawn
Jawn is a slang term local to Philadelphia and, by extension, the Delaware Valley. It is a placeholder word that may refer to a thing, place, person, or event, substituting for a specific word/name. Jawn is a context-dependent substitute noun; a noun that substitutes for other nouns.[1] Jawn can be singular or plural. Examples include: "These jawns are expensive!",[2] "Pass me that jawn.", "Slow it down, jawn.", "That new jawn.", "This jawn is packed.".[3]
Jawn is believed to be derived from the word "joint" (as its proper pronunciation sounds more like "joiwn").[4][5] Historically, the city's black population migrated to the northern part of the city from Alabama, Georgia, and the Carolinas/Virginia, bringing with them a Southern dialect that carried words such as 'joint'.[6]
Popular culture
[edit | edit source]- In a scene in the 2015 Philadelphia-based feature film Creed, the character Bianca explains to Adonis Creed the meaning of jawn.[7]
- Skate Jawn is a skateboard magazine, founded in 2010 in Philadelphia, PA.[8] The original name of the magazine wasSkate Jawn Mag Jawn.[8]
- Philadelphia-native Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson's documentary films Summer of Soul and Sly Lives! are each billed as "A Questlove Jawn."[9][10]
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