jawn

English

Etymology 1

Verb

jawn (third-person singular simple present jawns, present participle jawning, simple past and past participle jawned)

1. Obsolete form of yawn.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Marston to this entry?)

Etymology 2

Noun

jawn (plural jawns)

1. (slang, chiefly Philadelphia) Something; any object, place or thing.

   Check out this jawn.

   • 2001, Steve Jackson, "Takin it back B/W BEEF", rec.music.hip-hop [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.'"

2. (slang) A woman.

   Yo, you see that jawn, she bad as shit.

   • 1999 July 16, “da One and Only Jazzman”, “Re: RapCity: UnderHouston”, rec.music.hip-hop, Usenet,^[3]

     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,^[4] 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,^[5] Papyrus & Pen Publishing, ISBN 0977068714, page 39,

     “Who? The jawn sittin’ in the truck wit’ choo? I think I know her.”

   • 2009, Asher Roth, I Love College,

     “When it comes to condoms, put two on, and tomorrow night, find a new jawn.”