Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wagwan

/wɑːˈɡwɑːn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.13 in modern English

Syllables: wag-wan
IPA: /wɑːˈɡwɑːn/

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

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

Slang

Example Sentences

"Roll deep in a blacked out Bentley, Pull up outside like, "Wagwan, sexy?""
"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.

Origin

Source language: English

Word Breakdown

Root: what's going on

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

whagwan (alternative) wha' gwan (alternative) wha gwan (alternative) wagwarn (alternative) what's gwan (alternative) whatagwan (alternative) wag one (alternative) wag1 (alternative)

Rhymes With

élan chandrayaan jing'an jingshan xiang'an xian'an lihyan

Questions

How do you pronounce wagwan?: The recorded pronunciation is /wɑːˈɡwɑːn/.
What does wagwan mean?: A greeting, equivalent to what's up or what's happening.
Where does wagwan come from?: It is traced to English.

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