noun
jawn
Jawn (noun) means (informal) A word used instead of naming a thing, place or person directly.
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(informal) A word used instead of naming a thing, place or person directly.
""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.'""
— Jessica Pressler, The Bar Car is Rocking (2007)
""Then I started thinking of the Scenario remix and was like yo, that jawn was just as good.""
— Steve Jackson, Takin it back B/W BEEF (2001)
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Etymology
First attested in the 1990s. Most likely an alteration of joint. Compare junt.
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"jawn" (noun) means (informal) A word used instead of naming a thing, place or person directly.
