Wah Gwaan

A Jamaican slang for what's up

Wah gwaan mi g

by JAslang December 25, 2023

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

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

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

Gwant

Gwant is having the desire to leave and not wanting to be in a place when it's compulsory for you to attend/be there.

E.g. I gwant to leave this lesson

by An0Nym0Us!123 April 5, 2019

gwaai

its a South African slang for a cigarette

Do you have a gwaai on you

by AortaB February 10, 2009

gwaine

A knight in BBC's show Merlin, who is the very essence of Australia. He drinks half the time, and gets in bar fights the other half.

Arthur: where the hell is gwaine?
Merlin: At the tavern, drinking.
Arthur: Of course. I'd only be worried if he was working or sober!

by Paradoxical_Serendipity May 7, 2015