Used by young persons to refer to the action where they read things to remember short term, instead of studying.
Patois: Mi a guh swat the answer dem fi di multiple choice from di answer sheet
English: I'm going to swat the answers for the multiple choice paper from the answer sheet
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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