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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 9, 2009
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wa gwaan

meeting someone in the street...hey wa gwaan ?
by fo shizzle.....Zee June 20, 2003
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wha gwaan

Patois for "what's goin on"
Wha gwaan fi hype tonight?

What's goin on tonight?
by S January 26, 2005
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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 5, 2003
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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 9, 2008
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Wa gwaan

by Sekoto July 6, 2021
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Wah Gwaan

British Slang Phrase originating from Jamaican Patois,

A greeting which means "how are you doing," and pretty much directly translated, it means "What's going on,"

The phrase seems contracted from the likes of "What go on?" Or "Wha go on?"
Friend 1: "Wah Gwaan bro!"
Friend 2: "All good man!"
by Neximue September 27, 2025
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