英和和英

発音

• IPA: /wɑːˈɡwɑːn/
• 韻: -ɑːn

間投詞

wagwan

1. (Jamaica, MLE, MTE, slang) A greeting, equivalent to what's up or what's happening.
   • 2024 June 3, “Wah Gwan Delilah” (3:32 from the start)‎performed by Snowd4y ft. Drake:

     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

使用する際の注意点

• It is used throughout the Jamaican diaspora, including in hip-hop culture and by reggae music fans. The standard response is nagwan / nuttin nah gwaan (“nothing is going on”).

別の表記

• whagwan, wha' gwan, wha gwan, wagwarn, what's gwan, whatagwan, wag one, wag1

参照

• Peckham, Aaron (2007). Mo' Urban Dictionary: Ridonkulous Street Slang Defined, page 223.

Further reading

• “wagwan, int.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.