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As a Philadelphian, i can sum up the usage of jawn as: a place, a thing or a girl/woman. For example this is a valid sentence: “Person 1: I was at the jawn do
by novacole 4y ago
As a Philadelphian, i can sum up the usage of jawn as: a place, a thing or a girl/woman.
For example this is a valid sentence:
“Person 1: I was at the jawn down the street when that bad jawn from up the block walked in. But she didn’t say anything.
Person 2: oh that’s a bad jawn”
Translation:
“Person 1: I was at the place down the street when that pretty woman from up the block walked in. But she didn’t say anything.
Person 2: oh that sucks”
- appleflaxen 4y agoIs "whatever" a similar word in any way? "“Person 1: I was at the whatever down the street when that bad whatever from up the block walked in. But she didn’t say anything. Person 2: oh that’s a bad whatever” ?
- novacole 4y agoI don’t think so. When I read that I don’t substitute the proper words in my head as I would with jawn. Also, “whatever” sounds negative to my ear, whereas jawn would be taken neutrally.