Unless you’re a born-and-bred 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.

What Does ‘What the Jawn’ Mean?

Middle school teacher and teen slang decoder Mr. Lindsay included “jawn” or “what the jawn” in his weekly roundup of things kids are saying right now.

In the clip on TikTok, he says that “what the jawn” is becoming popular among kids at his school. “Now, I know ‘jawn’ is old Philly slang, but then I guess, ‘what the jawn’ got turned into a meme at the beginning of this year,” he explains in the clip. “And it’s used as like any kind of exclamation of like, ‘what the heck.’” But it can also be used in an “excited” way, like “what the jawn?!” For th

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