Cooper “DeJawn”

[Mountain Man Hawk]

I see on twitter this has become a common nickname among Philly fans. I clicked on a bunch of them but nobody ever seems to explain what it means. Is there anyone here that is familiar with Philly slang that can explain it to me?

Here is one example to show what I’m talking about but if you search “Cooper DeJawn” on twitter there are tons of other posts.

I also see a lot of “Cooper Sharp DeJawn” which I also don’t understand.

 

[Mountain Man Hawk]

Someone help me understand this joke…

 

[GeorgePeeples]

This, maybe??

DeJawn, Urban slang.

 

[ddeanHawk]

Dumb, just dumb

 

[longliveCS40]

Jawn is a Philly word that they basically substitute in for anything. Like "You going to that baseball Jawn tomorrow?", That jawn is whack.", etc

They basically throw it around willy nilly. So the fact that Cooper DeJean's name is so close, it's a natural substitute.

If he makes a play I'm sure the sentence. "That's my DeJawn" will be uttered.

 

[jhawk23]

Jawn is a Philly word that they basically substitute in for anything. Like "You going to that baseball Jawn tomorrow?", That jawn is whack.", etc

They basically throw it around willy nilly. So the fact that Cooper DeJean's name is so close, it's a natural substitute.

If he makes a play I'm sure the sentence. "That's my DeJawn" will be uttered.

This. It’s derived from “joint.”

 

[Mountain Man Hawk]

Thanks, that makes sense. I’m not sure I can think of another city that has a word like that, but maybe this just tells me I’ve lived too sheltered of a life and I need to get out more 😂.

 

[jhawk23]

Thanks, that makes sense. I’m not sure I can think of another city that has a word like that, but maybe this just tells me I’ve lived too sheltered of a life and I need to get out more 😂.

Bay Area has “hella.”

 

[LarryMullenJr.]

I detest all things Philly sports. Their fans are asses of the highest order. I hate that Cooper went there. I hope he lights it up on a team that never wins.

 

[myteamcanbeatupyourteam]

I see on twitter this has become a common nickname among Philly fans. I clicked on a bunch of them but nobody ever seems to explain what it means. Is there anyone here that is familiar with Philly slang that can explain it to me?

Here is one example to show what I’m talking about but if you search “Cooper DeJawn” on twitter there are tons of other posts.

I also see a lot of “Cooper Sharp DeJawn” which I also don’t understand.

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Think mustard.

 

[hawkifann]

I was living in Philly when they had Sean Considine and they absolutely loved him. They’re going to lose their minds for DeJawn.

 

[BirdistheWord]

Dejawn Wit wiz

 

[RagnarLothbrok]

I detest all things Philly sports. Their fans are asses of the highest order. I hate that Cooper went there. I hope he lights it up on a team that never wins.

+1

 

[Mister_Man]

Jawn is a Philly word that they basically substitute in for anything. Like "You going to that baseball Jawn tomorrow?", That jawn is whack.", etc

They basically throw it around willy nilly. So the fact that Cooper DeJean's name is so close, it's a natural substitute.

If he makes a play I'm sure the sentence. "That's my DeJawn" will be uttered.

 

[Rifler]

Maybe it's just a play on the name Jean,.. as in Jean-Claude VanDamm, Jean-Paul Sarte, or Jean-Michel Basquiat...

 

[toddhawkwi]

I agree that it's sad that Cooper went to Philly. But every team passed on him previously. Now it's his job to make them all sorry they did.

 

[Rambler Hawk]

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I never knew Paul Giametti had hair…😉

 

[Rifler]

I agree that it's sad that Cooper went to Philly. But every team passed on him previously. Now it's his job to make them all sorry they did.

Philly is a much better landing spot than Green Bay,.. Thank you Eagles for saving Cooper from the cheese heads..

 

[Rambler Hawk]

Philly is a much better landing spot than Green Bay,.. Thank you Eagles for saving Cooper from the cheese heads..

Agreed - but I’d get to see/read about him more if he were In cheddarland though…🙁

 

[LaQuintaHawkeye]

Philly is a much better landing spot than Green Bay,.. Thank you Eagles for saving Cooper from the cheese heads..

BOTH are 🤬 terrible.

Literally my two most hated NFL teams.

 

[ottumwan in tx]

I dislike the cowboys and love it when philly and the 49ers and anybody can beat them , so I hope cooper returns four or five kicks-punts for TD's against them. in one game. new rules for NFL kicking { or maybe it's punts} I dunno have not reviewed them

 

[ISUBryceC]

Thanks, that makes sense. I’m not sure I can think of another city that has a word like that, but maybe this just tells me I’ve lived too sheltered of a life and I need to get out more 😂.

It’s kind of explained in Creed, which is in my opinion the best Rocky movie.

COME AT ME

 

[Mountain Man Hawk]

It’s kind of explained in Creed, which is in my opinion the best Rocky movie.

COME AT ME

Thanks, I’ll have to watch that. I love the Rocky movies but there are still a few I haven’t seen yet.

 

[myteamcanbeatupyourteam]

It’s kind of explained in Creed, which is in my opinion the best Rocky movie.

COME AT ME

The 1977 Academy Awards disagrees.

 

[IamHawkeye]

Maybe it's just a play on the name Jean,.. as in Jean-Claude VanDamm, Jean-Paul Sarte, or Jean-Michel Basquiat...

French pronunciation--or close to it--of Jean.

 

[Rifler]

French pronunciation--or close to it--of Jean.

That's what I was thinking,.. but perhaps not.

 

[Douglas C. Neidermeyer]

French pronunciation--or close to it--of Jean.

 

[BirdistheWord]

I dislike the cowboys and love it when philly and the 49ers and anybody can beat them , so I hope cooper returns four or five kicks-punts for TD's against them. in one game. new rules for NFL kicking { or maybe it's punts} I dunno have not reviewed them

That’s fine and as someone who lives in Dallas can attest, thr fans can be annoying but Philly fans are nasty, classless, shitbags.

 

[ottumwan in tx]

That’s fine and as someone who lives in Dallas can attest, thr fans can be annoying but Philly fans are nasty, classless, shitbags.

I probably could agree with this.. they seem to be like the old raider fans from the 80's. but, when cooper touches the ball all bets are off