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> son, if you go to the plumbf tomorrow morning don't forget to pick up some zlonks As a counterpoint: “son, if you go to the jawn tomorrow morning, don’t forg
by furyofantares 7y ago
> son, if you go to the plumbf tomorrow morning don't forget to pick up some zlonks
As a counterpoint: “son, if you go to the jawn tomorrow morning, don’t forget to pick up some jawn”
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-enduring-mystery-of-jawn-philadelphias-allpurpose-noun https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-enduring-mystery-o...
- Shorel 7y agoWe use 'vaina' for the same jawn in Bogotá. Vaya mañana a la vaina esa y me trae la vaina. Sabe qué, dejémonos de vainas.
- Shorel 7y agoIn fact, we also have another word that serves both as a multipurpose substantive and an multipurpose adjective: "¿Yo dónde dejé esa chimba?" "Está muy chimba su carro" "Esa chimba estaba muy chimba"