Conflict
Any kind of activity but most often, violence, resulting from some kind of friction. (Literal translation: things are going on )
Patois: Doah guh ova deh now kaaz tings a gwaan between dem
English: Don’t go over there now because there is conflict between them
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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