Gwan

Gwan is a Pattwa' word, It is mainly a Jamaican term. It can mean two things to *go away or *what is going on

Go away - "Tell da boys dem fi gwan."
what is going on? - "Whatta gwan?"

by sacha May 11, 2004

Gwan

Guyanese word for "going on"

Aye wa' gwan
Hey what's going on

by Reeyah April 23, 2006

Gwan

British term used as slang for cannabis.

'Easy man, fancy smokin' some gwan?'

by Lee Kempin February 1, 2006

Gwan

A term used to describe the feeling you get after smoking marijuana and can also be used to refer to the ganja itself.

"My friends and i just smoked a fat blunt and we're pretty Gwan."

"Hey man you got any Gwan?"

"GWAN GWAN!"

by SmellyFishMan July 5, 2009

gwan

idiom: going on

wa gwan star?

by Anonymous August 22, 2003

gwan

slang from Cork city in Ireland - short for "go on". The term made it's made to the Carribean while Irish slaves were shipped there in the 16th and 17th centuries. Slang Irish terms like this then made their way into the Carribean "patois", particularly Jamaica, where "gwan" is pronounced and used in exactly the same way as in Cork city in Ireland.

"Ah gwan ya langball ya"

"Please do go on about that wonderful event that you are informing me about."

by starchaser February 6, 2004

Gwanning

Alternative for "happening", often used when expressing confusion.

What the fuck is gwanning right now?

by KidKabbage33 January 18, 2010