| 1. | what a' gwaan? | ||
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"Eh bredren, what a' gwaan?"
"Nuff tings mon." |
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| 2. | wa a gwaan | ||
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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... |
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| 3. | Face Drop | ||
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A term originated from a Sean Kingston song bearing the same name. This is the action of being awed by the fact that someone who you originally underestimated turned out to be your true love. "And now I see your face drop, I told you not to leave me alone and now that I got my own, I see your face drop, I told you not to count me out" After being rejected, Sean's sought after girl had a face drop upon realization they were meant to be together.
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| 4. | Shotta | ||
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Of Jamaican origin
1. Thug, gangster, a man not to be messed with 2. Killer, assassin, known murderer, has a gun and will use it 3. A term of respect between friends 1. Man a shotta, you no wah vex man like me
Translation: I'm a gangster, you don't want to piss me off 2. Yow we need some shotta fi deal wid di case Translation: Hey, we need some killer to handle this problem 3. Yow what a gwaan shotta yute Translation: Hey what's up my friend |
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| 5. | yekkem | ||
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Word invented by Colin Lee Quee @2002 to represent a greeting - 'Good Vibes, nuff respec, every ting cris, every corpasectic, hail up, what a gwaan, etc. Guy, walks in room, nods head and says "Yekkem" . Other person in room nods back and says, "yes, yes, respect, respect"
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| 6. | nuff tings | ||
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loadsa stuff, bare shizzle, lots of shizznit "eh bredren, what a 'gwaan?"
"nuff tings, mon" |
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| 7. | Wah Gwaan | ||
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A slang term from Jamaica used as a greeting; Equivalent of, "what's up?" Wah Gwaan man?
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