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. Jawn can be singular or plural. Examples include: "These jawns are expensive!", "Pass me that jawn.", "Slow it down, jawn.", "That new jawn.", "This jawn is packed."
Jawn is believed to be derived from the word "joint" (as its proper pronunciation sounds more like "joiwn"). 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'.
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