27 May 2009
![Decent in Philadelphia (haa that’d be a good book title!: “Decent in Philadelphia” by Jack KeroWHACK*)… let me restart:
The word “decent” in Philadelphia means “awesome” or some similar adjective/exclamation. I didn’t find out that the rest of the world didn’t know this until I went to college in DC with a bunch of girls from Jersey and broke many a heart by calling their tube tops decent.
This is an example of these sort of subtle slang words that maybe don’t get noticed like a crazy word like “jawn” does because, well, for this one, it’s already a damn adjective. [p.s. that’s the best definition I’ve seen for jawn on the internet. In other words, the urban dictionary blows! Buuuut… if you want to see what everyone and their mom has to say about it: Urban Dictionary: Jawn]
I don’t think many people in Philly still say decent like this but you still could if you wanted. Just make sure you put the stress on the “D” like DE-cent except like times-100 with a super hard D sound.
In the picture above, modeled by my fancy vector imaging teacher Jon (control yourselves, ladies! He’s a human being!), you can see that they put decent in the Phillies’ style lettering with the liberty bell behind it just so we’re rillyrilly sure to get the reference. I approve! Although I’m still holding out for this jawn:
But that’s more of a public service announcement than a fashion statement. I guess it’s a fashion announcement.
“Extra! Extra! I don’t hate you, you just say dumb shit!”
*the only thing I like about that guy is that his name rhymes. Also, do you spell whack like whack or like wack?](http://18.media.tumblr.com/WnqQfqeNIo0770vkHlioVVrpo1_500.jpg)
Decent in Philadelphia (haa that’d be a good book title!: “Decent in Philadelphia” by Jack KeroWHACK*)… let me restart:
The word “decent” in Philadelphia means “awesome” or some similar adjective/exclamation. I didn’t find out that the rest of the world didn’t know this until I went to college in DC with a bunch of girls from Jersey and broke many a heart by calling their tube tops decent.
This is an example of these sort of subtle slang words that maybe don’t get noticed like a crazy word like “jawn” does because, well, for this one, it’s already a damn adjective. [p.s. that’s the best definition I’ve seen for jawn on the internet. In other words, the urban dictionary blows! Buuuut… if you want to see what everyone and their mom has to say about it: Urban Dictionary: Jawn]
I don’t think many people in Philly still say decent like this but you still could if you wanted. Just make sure you put the stress on the “D” like DE-cent except like times-100 with a super hard D sound.
In the picture above, modeled by my fancy vector imaging teacher Jon (control yourselves, ladies! He’s a human being!), you can see that they put decent in the Phillies’ style lettering with the liberty bell behind it just so we’re rillyrilly sure to get the reference. I approve! Although I’m still holding out for this jawn:
But that’s more of a public service announcement than a fashion statement. I guess it’s a fashion announcement.
“Extra! Extra! I don’t hate you, you just say dumb shit!”
*the only thing I like about that guy is that his name rhymes. Also, do you spell whack like whack or like wack?
