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Re:The enduring mystery of ‘Jawn,’ Philadelphia’s all-purpos... by appleflaxen on Friday September 16, 2022 @05:37PM (#32872310)
Is "whatever" a similar word in any way?

"“Person 1: I was at the whatever down the street when that bad whatever from up the block walked in. But she didn’t say anything.

Person 2: oh that’s a bad whatever”

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Re:The enduring mystery of ‘Jawn,’ Philadelphia’s all-purpos... by novacole on Friday September 16, 2022 @08:28PM (#32873692)
I don’t think so. When I read that I don’t substitute the proper words in my head as I would with jawn. Also, “whatever” sounds negative to my ear, whereas jawn would be taken neutrally.
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