Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · edit-21 month agoIf a word can have as many meanings as we assign to it; can we assign every meaning to one word?message-squaremessage-square37fedilinkarrow-up127arrow-down11
arrow-up126arrow-down1message-squareIf a word can have as many meanings as we assign to it; can we assign every meaning to one word?Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · edit-21 month agomessage-square37fedilink
minus-squareskulblaka@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 month agoThat’s “jawn” in Philly. It can stand in for literally any object. “These jawns are expensive” “Make a left at the jawn” “Jawn said he ain’t coming” “This jawn is packed”
minus-squarespicy pancake@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 month agoevery time I see a transplant refer to an animate object as jawn they get mocked raucously by the phillyborn
minus-squarespicy pancake@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoI’ll judge you for using it as an adjective but I’ll allow it
That’s “jawn” in Philly. It can stand in for literally any object. “These jawns are expensive” “Make a left at the jawn” “Jawn said he ain’t coming” “This jawn is packed”
every time I see a transplant refer to an animate object as jawn they get mocked raucously by the phillyborn
Lol that’s so jawn
I’ll judge you for using it as an adjective but I’ll allow it