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waa-gwaan

Jamaican slang for greeting someone: English- "Whats going on?". Increasingly popular in London, New York, Florida and Canada.

John: yow man! waa-gwaan? Ezra: nuttin much, tell mi nuh. (John: hey man! whats going on? Ezra: Nothing much, you tell me.)

by adriott June 09, 2009

wa gwaan

just another term for "whats going on?"

meeting someone in the street...hey wa gwaan ?

by fo shizzle.....Zee June 20, 2003

wha gwaan

Patois for "what's goin on"

Wha gwaan fi hype tonight? What's goin on tonight?

by S January 26, 2005

what a' gwaan?

"What is going on?" in patois. Also see wha gwaan, wha gwaanin and gwaan.

"Eh bredren, what a' gwaan?" "Nuff tings mon."

by Shintrizzla December 05, 2003

wa a gwaan

Wa a Gwaan is the same thing as saying whats going on and it is used by most jamaicans or other islanders

Sheldon: Wa a Gwaan sah.. Al: Nuttin a gwaan...

by El Jefe Grande May 08, 2008

Salaam Wah Gwaan

A greeting used by some Jamaican Muslims. Combining the Arabic “Salaam” meaning peace and the Jamaican “Wah Gwaan” meaning how are you. First utilised by Jamaican Muslim Djamil Ninsoo aka DouglaBwoy on TikTok

Salaam wah gwaan brothers and sisters?

by JamalNelson February 15, 2024