Jawn
/d͡ʒɔːn/ noun, verb, slang
noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Obsolete form of yawn. alt-of, obsolete
"Defiance to thy power, thou rifted jawn! Now, by the loved heaven, sooner thou shalt Rinse thy foul ribs from the black filth of sin That soots thy heart than make me wretched."
- 2 Something; a thing; any object, place, or person. Mid-Atlantic, US, slang
""Then I started thinking of the Scenario remix and was like yo, that jawn was just as good.""
- 3 A woman. Mid-Atlantic, US, slang
"MY boi in NY, when he first came to Philly, used to tell me the philly jawns were easy."
Verb
- 1 Obsolete form of yawn. alt-of, obsolete
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
More examples"Defiance to thy power, thou rifted jawn! Now, by the loved heaven, sooner thou shalt Rinse thy foul ribs from the black filth of sin That soots thy heart than make me wretched."
Etymology
First attested in the 1990s. Most likely an alteration of joint. Compare junt.