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jamaican

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

jamaican m (definite singular jamaicanen, indefinite plural jamaicanar, definite plural jamaicanane)

  1. form removed with the spelling reform of 2012; superseded by jamaicanar

Romanian

Etymology

From French jamaïquain

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?a.maj?kan/

Noun

jamaican m (plural jamaicani, feminine equivalent jamaican?)

  1. Jamaican

Adjective

jamaican m or n (feminine singular jamaican?, masculine plural jamaicani, feminine and neuter plural jamaicane)

  1. Jamaican

Swedish

Etymology

Jamaica +? -an

Noun

jamaican c

  1. a Jamaican (person of Jamaican descent)

Declension

Related terms

  • jamaicansk

jamaican From the web:

  • what jamaicans eat
  • what jamaican black castor oil
  • what jamaican holiday is today
  • what jamaican money look like
  • what jamaicans speak
  • what jamaicans eat for breakfast
  • what jamaican music predated reggae
  • what jamaican restaurant is open now

wagwan

English

Etymology

Jamaican Patois origin. From Jamaican English "what go on", a modified form of Standard English "what's going on".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /w????w??n/

Interjection

wagwan

  1. (Jamaican creole, MLE) Greeting equivalent to what's up or what's happening.

Usage notes

  • 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”).

Alternative forms

  • wha gwan, wagwarn

References

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

wagwan From the web:

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  • wagwan what's going on why am i wet
  • wagwan what you saying
  • wagwan what's your bbm pin
  • what does wagwan piffting mean
  • what does wagwan mandem mean
  • what does wagwan mean in jamaican
  • what does wagwan my g mean
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