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wagwan.

A greeting, equivalent to what's up or what's happening.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

intj/wɑːˈɡwɑːn/
  1. A greeting, equivalent to what's up or what's happening.

    Jamaica · Multicultural-London-English · slang
Where this word comes from

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

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.