IH Forum - VOCABULARY
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This is the link to the entire site, I would suggest all my American friends at least familiarise themselves with the difference between the Englash and American use of the words "fag" and "fanny". Just so there is no confusion that if I ask you if you fancy "popping outside for a fag", I am not inviting you to kick my backdoor in
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One word which I hate and wish would disappear from the lingo forever, is JAWNS (or JAWNZ).
Dunno what it is about that word, but it just grates on me. Perhaps I'm just an intolerant pillock!
Seconded
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While ever there is a single human being walking the earth that still uses LOL, I will continue using JAWNS
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I used jawns this morning so probably pissed you all off.
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I thought your original hate post was after seeing me use it, haha!
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Check out this article on the development of streetwear forums for the origin of Jawns:
Much of the forum slang and vernacular spilled over into the world of blogging and tumblr. Fischer says wEstsIdE helped popularize terms such as “cop,” meaning impulsively buying, and “jawns,” which usually referred to clothing.
“My very basic understanding of the word ‘jawn’ is that it’s from Philly. It just means thing, any random thing,” says Lo.
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That remark about Philly is funny because previous to hearing it used in regards to denim, I had heard it all the time in 6-7th grade (about 15 years ago). It was really popular then, but mostly faded away after that. I never really liked the word personally.
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What does "yo" mean? Particularly, when being used to address douches.
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Yo, Urb-
I don't know.:D
