zamn
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English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]An alteration of damn, popularized by the "Zamn She's 12?" meme in late 2021. The origin of the z- is unclear,[1] may also be a dysphemism (from Zeus, "God").
Pronunciation
[edit]Interjection
[edit]zamn
- (originally African-American Vernacular, Internet slang) Pronunciation spelling of damn.
References
[edit]- ^ Jones, Taylor (Apr 14, 2022);"The linguistics of Zaddy" in languagejones via YouTube.
Further reading
[edit]- “Zamn She's 12?”, in Know Your Meme, launched 2007