Where Did Jawn Originate?

According to linguists, jawn comes ultimately from the word joint via New York City. Joint is an old word: it dates back to the 1200s and referred initially to the point where two bones meet.

What is JAWN slang for?

Jawn is Philadelphia slang for anything … literally anything. Jawn is used as an all encompassing substitute for any person, place, or thing.

When was JAWN first used?

In the early 1980s, a hip-hop group, Funky 4 + 1, used the early derivation of jawn—joint—in the song “That's the Joint.” In the 2000s, popular Philadelphia rapper Meek Mill (Robert Rahmeek Williams, b.

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