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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Definitions jawn noun  (slang) A marijuana cigarette. Let's smoke that . (slang, Philadelphia) Something; shit; any object, place or thing. Check out this . 2001, Steve Jackson, "Takin it back B/W BEEF", <tt>rec.music.hip-hop</tt> http://groups.google.com/group/rec.music.hip-hop/msg/c415feed930748c0: "Then I started thinking of the Scenario remix and was like yo, that was just as good." 2007 September 23, Jessica Pressler, "The Bar Car is Rocking" in New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/23/fashion/23boite.html?ref=fashion: "Just back from a tour in Australia, he was sitting at a table in the dining car with a group of friends that included members of the hip-hop groups Spank Rock and Plastic Little. 'This,' he said, 'is the .'" (slang, Philadelphia) A woman. Yo, you see that , she bad as shit. 1999 July 16, "da One and Only Jazzman", "Re: RapCity?: UnderHouston?", <tt>rec.music.hip-hop</tt>, Usenet,http://groups.google.com/group/rec.music.hip-hop/msg/edf3ed4e04932a25</sup> MY boi in NY, when he first came to Philly, used to tell me the philly jawns were easy. 2005, Krystle J. Nutter, Turned Out,http://books.google.com/books?id=5ehZ6HwispcC</sup> iUniverse, ISBN 0-595-36207-9, page 1, I had a few chicks that I messed around with but this one main stuck out in particular. 2006, G. D. McCrary?, Guerrillas in the Midst,http://books.google.com/books?id=QX5h8KeTbXMC</sup> Papyrus &amp; Pen Publishing, ISBN 0977068714, page 39, "Who? The sittin" in the truck wit" choo? I think I know her." Etymology: (unreferenced)Gained popularity in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania during the 1990s, however it has been used since the 1960s. It may be a corruption of the word 'joint,' though its true beginning is unclear.        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish     Show 51015202550 results per page. Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.allwords.com Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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