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Old 02-22-2017, 12:26 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Ok, it's been bothering me all day so I have to ask: what is a "jawn"?
jawn
jôn/
nounUSdialect
(chiefly in eastern Pennsylvania) used to refer to a thing, place, person, or event that one need not or cannot give a specific name to.
"these jawns are very inexpensive"
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