zamn

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English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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An alteration of damn, popularized by the "Zamn She's 12?" meme in late 2021. The origin of the z- is unclear.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈzæm/
  • Rhymes: -æm
  • Audio (US):(file)

Interjection

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zamn

  1. (originally African-American Vernacular, Internet slang) Pronunciation spelling of damn.

References

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  1. ^ Jones, Taylor (Apr 14, 2022), "The linguistics of Zaddy" in languagejones via YouTube.

Further reading

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