Wagwaan is the Jamaican way of saying “hello” or “what’s going on.” It is NOT the roadman or British way of saying ‘hello.’ This word originated from Jamaica!
Guy 1: “Yo wagwaan yuh gud?”
Guy 2: “Yeh man mi nah seh to much wha yuh depan?”
Derivied from the English phrase 'Whats going on, old boy?'. Now typically and commonly used in 'The ghettos' both stateside and in the UK. Can also be variated to 'Gwaanin' when used as a response to the question 'Wagwaan'.
Jamal enters the smoked-out low-rider. "Ah! Wagwaan!" says his homie with excitement. "Gwaanin?" he replies, "you be passin de dutchy on de left han side! Dat be gwan! Boyakasha!"
Nickname given to bales of marijuana thrown overboard or out of airplanes. Origin is reportedly from members of the USCoast Guard in the area of Southern Florida.
"Base we've got some square groupers floating outside of Miami harbor."
A sunburn or suntan focused on the left arm. It is caused by the left side of the body being the only half that gets exposed to sunlight while driving. Presumably, it would be located on the right side of the body in countries where they drive on the left side of the road.
I had a trucker's tan after driving for 10 straight hours on a sunny day.