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wagwan en · INTJ

Pronunciation

• /wɑːˈɡwɑːn/

Etymology

Borrowed from Jamaican Creole wah gwan (literally “wha’ goi’ on”), a modified form of English what's going on.

Meanings

1. (Jamaica, Multicultural-London-English, slang) A greeting, equivalent to what's up or what's happening.
   • Wah gwan, Sabrina, what's it like in Mississauga? / I know you stay at home wit' momma / So can you bless me with a dollar? Don't be rude 2024 June 3, “Wah Gwan Delilah” (3:32 from the start)performed by Snowd4y ft. Drake:
   • Roll deep in a blacked out Bentley, Pull up outside like, "Wagwan, sexy?" 2015, “Shutdown”, in Konnichiwa, performed by Skepta:

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