This week is a historic week in the annals of Philadelphia lingo, thanks to the fact that a “jawn” definition was finally added to the dictionary. Well, not the dictionary. Merriam-Webster, the oldest ...

Unless you’re a Philadelphian, Jason Kelce does not want you to say, “what the jawn.” The slang term is going viral in teens across the country, and the former Eagles player doesn’t like it one bit.

The “Ghetto Supastar” rapper was sentenced for money laundering and illegal lobbying in November 2025. In the article, Merriam-webster compares the word jawn to '90s NYC stable joint, in the sense ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A noun used frequently by Philadelphians (and arguably only used by Philadelphians) has finally made it to Dictionary.com. The word "jawn" is now on the website. Jawn is a noun, ...

The word ‘jawn’ can be used to replace any noun in a sentence, but the term is more than an interchangeable Philly word. It has a deeper meaning, writes Kae Lani Palmisano. Pictured items include a ...

At some point in the 1970s, Philadelphia coined the all-encompassing noun “jawn.” The word has remained a treasure in the city’s black lexicon and natives have long stamped it as an integral part of ...

Philadelphia, "youse" should listen to this "jawn." Merriam-Webster announced Wednesday on Twitter that Philly's own beloved slang term "jawn" could be the dictionary's next new word: "Philly, this ...

And if you’re now trying to search for a definition of what jawn means, well, you’re in luck — Dictionary.com just added one. Billy Penn describes jawn as a “malleable mouthful,” essentially meaning ...

After jawn was catapulted into national awareness by the movie Creed and CBS3 did that strange, strange segment on it, some Philadelphians called the word dead. An ESPO mural in Old City even put that ...