zamn
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editAn alteration of damn, popularized by the "Zamn She's 12?" meme in late 2021. The origin of the z- is unclear,[1] may also be a dysphemism (from Zeus, "God").
Pronunciation
editInterjection
editzamn
- (originally African-American Vernacular, Internet slang) Pronunciation spelling of damn.
References
edit- ^ Jones, Taylor (Apr 14, 2022);"The linguistics of Zaddy" in languagejones via YouTube.
Further reading
edit- “Zamn She's 12?”, in Know Your Meme, launched 2007