I have had many an argument with Philly folks about Jimmies vs Sprinkles. Since I'm from California, they're all called sprinkles, damnit. I am determined my child will never call them Jimmies. My New Yorker husband has already decided that he should add the word "jawn" to his vocabulary, which is obnoxious.
"Jawn," for everyone else in the country besides Philly people, is a throwaway word that can literally refer to anything. Examples are "That jawn over there" (This Thing over here), or "That beer is my jawn!" (That beer is my favorite). It drives me nuts.
Is this a new Philly thing? I never heard that when I lived there. Not a fan.
I think it's newer? I blame my husband's stupid single friends, who don't have women in their lives to save them from themselves. Also his favorite IPA is named Jawn, so I'm sure that didn't help. It's definitely more of a Millennial thing.
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