An insulting gesture where one looks at another person from the corners of one’s eyes, then turns one’s eyes and gaze away in an exaggerated motion. This look is normally used on someone who is irritating, annoying or strongly disliked.
Patois: Mother: Doah cut yu yeye affa mi bwoy!
English: Mother: Don’t cut your eye after me boy!
All fruits ripe , Babylon , Bad like yaz , Bashy ,
Wah gwaan -English Translation - What’s going on or what’s up - Definition Pronounced as “waa gwaan”, the literal translation is “what’s going on” but when used as a greeting, it can also mean “What’s up”. Different variation of “Wah gwaan” may be used but they all have the same meaning. These include; wah deh gwaan, whatta gwaan or waguan (pronounced wa-goo-ahn)
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