English
Etymology
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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.
Noun
en-noun
- slang A marijuana cigarette.
#:Let's smoke that jawn.
- slang|Philadelphia Something; shit; any object, place or thing.
#:Check out this jawn.
#*2001, Steve Jackson, "Takin it back B/W BEEF", <tt>rec.music.hip-hop</tt> 1:
#:"Then I started thinking of the Scenario remix and was like yo, that jawn was just as good."
#*2007 September 23, Jessica Pressler, "The Bar Car is Rocking" in New York Times 2:
#:"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 jawn.'"
- slang|Philadelphia A woman.
#:Yo, you see that jawn, she bad as shit.
#*1999 July 16, �da One and Only Jazzman�, �Re: RapCity?: UnderHouston?�, <tt>rec.music.hip-hop</tt>, Usenet,<sup>3</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,<sup>4</sup> iUniverse, ISBN 0-595-36207-9, page 1,
#: I had a few chicks that I messed around with but this one main jawn stuck out in particular.
#*2006, G. D. McCrary?, Guerrillas in the Midst,<sup>5</sup> Papyrus & Pen Publishing, ISBN 0977068714, page 39,
#:�Who? The jawn sittin� in the truck wit� choo? I think I know her.�
Synonyms
WikiSaurus:marijuana cigarette
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