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    Patwa headword

    Wah gwaan

    /wah GWAHN/

    InterjectionGreeting
    Gloss
    "What's going on?"
    Definition
    A casual greeting used among friends, roughly equivalent to "what's up."
    Example
    "Wah gwaan, bredda?" — "What's up, brother?"
    Origin
    Contraction of "what is going on," reshaped through Patois phonology.

    Wah gwaan is an everyday word in Patwa, closely related to Bredrin. Translate it into a full sentence with the Jamaican Patois translator, or explore more entries in the lexicon index.