PHILADELPHIA (CBS) --  Merriam-Webster says Jawn is on the list of words they are watching!

They say the word, Jawn, unique to Philly is a word they are increasingly seeing used that has not yet met their criteria for entry.

Merriam-Webster describes it as "the Philadelphia all-purpose noun."

Philadelphia, this jawn's for you. https://t.co/e9Ux87wkA4

— Merriam-Webster (@MerriamWebster) October 4, 2017

Of course, we know "jawn" can refer to just about anything.

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After getting the news, the city of Philadelphia tweeted out.

"We don't need a dictionary telling us what we already know to be true... Jawn is a versatile jawn."

We don't need a dictionary telling us what we already know to be true: Jawn is a versatile jawn. https://t.co/M5VltwAjlY

— City of Philadelphia (@PhiladelphiaGov) October 4, 2017

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That jawn seems to have the support of higher-learning, with the University of Pennsylvania tweeting, "We accept this jawn."

We accept this jawn. https://t.co/dMBZs1brGT

— Penn (@Penn) October 5, 2017

It seems like we're all in consensus. The word has even been mentioned on the big screen.