jwd
German, phrase
jwd is spelled J-W-D (3 letters) and appears about once in every 22 million words in written German, the 271,406th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Jwd is a German phrase meaning “initialism of janz weit draußen (“very far out”); very remote; the outskirts (of Berlin)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, JWD is a different word: “alternative form of jwd”.
What does jwd mean in English?
phrase
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colloquialinitialism of janz weit draußen (“very far out”); very remote; the outskirts (of Berlin)
Dit is ja jwd!
phrase
- 1
alternative form of jwd
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
abbreviation: 1. umgangssprachlich, scherzhaft: berlinisch janz weit draußen – ganz weit draußen, vor der Stadt
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of jwd
- JWD alternative
- j. w. d. alternative
- jotwede alternative
- jottwede variant
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How common is jwd in German?
jwd appears about once in every 22 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).