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Wagwan

//wɑːˈɡwɑːn// intj, slang

Definitions

Intj
  1. 1
    A greeting, equivalent to what's up or what's happening. Jamaica, Multicultural-London-English, slang

    "Wah gwan, Sabrina, what's it like in Mississauga? / I know you stay at home wit' momma / So can you bless me with a dollar? Don't be rude"

Etymology

Borrowed from Jamaican Creole wah gwan (literally “wha’ goi’ on”), a modified form of English what's going on.

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