Definder - what does the word mean?

What is 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"

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Wah gwaan - what is it?

A slang term from Jamaica used as a greeting; Equivalent of, "what's up?"

Wah Gwaan man?

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