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Not to be confused with the (I believe) DC/PG County verb "joan". To "joan on" someone was to tease them or "break balls". I heard this all the time in the la
by soylentcola 7y ago
Not to be confused with the (I believe) DC/PG County verb "joan". To "joan on" someone was to tease them or "break balls".
I heard this all the time in the late 80's and early 90's but never really afterward. Not sure if they are at all related since the meaning and usage is so different.
- empath75 7y agoHah, was that only a PG county thing? I just assumed that was everywhere.
- southphillyman 7y agoThe Philadelphia version of "joan" in the 80s/90s was "bust"....now it's "bid". Philadelphians no longer "bust on people" they "bid on people". It's really interesting how these things evolve. DC kids probably have an new entirely unrelated word that essentially means joan now
- soylentcola 7y agoI lived in the boonies north of DC so by the time I heard DC/PG transplant kids using it, it was probably already old news. We did say "bust on" a lot (more common than "joan on" where I grew up) and it stuck around longer. Even now, 25-30 years later, I wouldn't take note if someone said "bust on" someone--but the one time I heard someone my age say "joan on" recently, I gave her a grin and asked if she was from PG county. She was surprised to learn it wasn't common elsewhere. edit: after looking into this just now, I guess it's still used farther south. Haven't heard it in the DC/MD area in years.
- nostrebored 7y agoyeah this was still common in Atlanta about 10 years ago