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

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 5, 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 9, 2008

Wa gwaan

Wassup

Eyyo wa gwaan fam

by Sekoto July 6, 2021

Mi gwaan higley town heroes

What your Jamaican dad says when he wants to watch higley town heroes

Dad: mi gwaan higley town heroes! I’m from Jamaica ya.

Daughter: I want Max and ruby

Dad: yuh nuh know weh yuh a seh. Yuh nuh white! Yuh waan watch Higley town heroes

by Joseph Long January 13, 2025