Have you heard the jawn? A beloved Philadelphia-ism has finally made it into the dictionary.
So, how exactly does the dictionary define a word with seamlessly endless meanings:
"noun. Informal. Chiefly Philadelphia. something or someone for which the speaker does not know or does not need a specific name.The now-infamous term was first recorded in the early 2000s, and may be a Philly variant of New York's "joint."
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