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jawn

/d͡ʒɔːn/ verb

Categories: Obscure Words

First recorded: 1990 Wiktionary

verb Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about jawn at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. Obsolete form of yawn.

noun

  1. Obsolete form of yawn.

noun

  1. Something; a thing; any object, place, or person.
  2. A woman.

Origin

First attested in the 1990s. Most likely an alteration of joint. Compare junt.

From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA)

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