‘Hamilton’ Star Leslie Odom Jr. Offers an Affable Tutorial on Uniquely Philadelphia Slang

In an affable episode of the Vanity Fair series Slang School, the very talented Hamilton star Leslie Odom Jr. offered a smiling tutorial on uniquely Philadelphia slang. Odom even called his mom and his sister back in Philly in order to reinforce his knowledge of these terms.

Leslie Odom Jr. schools us in Philadelphia slang. From “jawn” to “hoagie,”

Lori Dorn
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