wheggae

A music genre typified by a caucasian musician or band performing reggae.

Did you see the new Collie Buddz video? This is some good wheggae.

Lester, you have serious dreads and you smoke the herb but your wheggae sucks.

by vivninja February 6, 2014

Weggae

Sounds like: way-gay
Definition: White guys trying to be Bob Marley... similar to the terrible band Slightly Stoopid.

"Dude! I discovered this new Weggae band while eating at Beach Hut Deli."

by A_joy July 7, 2018

Whegga

Combination Of The Terms Whey and Nigga. A deragatory term turned into a simple what's up for ones friends. Used mainly by those of the mexican and african descent.

Jose calls to his friend Rodney (A Half-Mexican Half-African America) "Aye Whegga, whatchu doing here bruh."

by The G.I.O-rilla December 9, 2008

weggae

Weggae weg-gae, /ˈweɡā/, short for "white reggae", is a slang term for a sub-genre of reggae music that does not come from Jamaican/Caribbean. Weggae typically refers to 'American-style' reggae - sometimes called Reggae Rock, Cali Reggae, Modern Reggae, and other names - as listeners and American concertgoers tend to be mostly Caucasian.

Weggae is often used in a derogatory way that implies cultural appropriation or a lack of 'roots' or a traditional reggae approach. Also called "cod reggae", weggae incorporates love, personal awareness, and life challenges while incorporating music and beat elements of rock, punk, and hip-hop with a reggae 'riff.' Innovative bands who helped establish the genre in the 1990s, like Sublime, Slightly Stoopid, SOJA, Rebelution, Iration, and others, are often dismissed as imposters despite outselling traditional reggae bands worldwide.

Referring to Cali reggae as "weggae" says a lot about your music taste - and your attitude.

by Cali_Reggae November 29, 2023