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Wah Gwaan 

A slang term from Jamaica used as a greeting; Equivalent of, "what's up?"
Wah Gwaan by funholidayman September 15, 2009

Wah Gwaan 

Quite literally and phonetically means "What's going on" - "Wah - gw - aan" - pronounced identically to its spelling
The word, however, is more recognized as "What's up"

A slang/word in Jamaican Creole, commonly used among friends and acquaintances as a form of greeting one another.

Frequently used in places such as South London, primarily among black individuals with Jamaican derivation and non-Jamaican derivation alike .
"Wah Gwaan, bro"

"Yo, Sully!"

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"Wah Gwaan"
Wah Gwaan by Cladhouse December 24, 2019

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.)
waa-gwaan by adriott June 9, 2009
Gwaan is a way of speech used by true Jamaican which really mean go on it is also used in St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Kerry said to wayne gwaan a yuh yard before mi mada come catch yuh inna har house and start a fuss

In Jamaica they would say children gwaan a skool and learn the golden rule

Andrea said to her best friend wah gwaan yuh did deh a di dance last nite
Gwaan by Hardrock May 8, 2009

wa gwaan 

just another term for "whats going on?"
meeting someone in the street...hey wa gwaan ?
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?
wha gwaan by S January 26, 2005