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单词 wagwan
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wagwanint.

Brit. /waˈɡwan/, U.S. /wæˈɡwæn/, Caribbean English /waˈɡwan/
Forms: 1900s whagwan, 1900s– wa gwaan, 1900s– wa gwan, 1900s– wagwan, 1900s– wha gwan, 2000s– wagwaan, 2000s– wa gwarn, 2000s– wagwarn, 2000s– wa gwon, 2000s– wagwon, 2000s– wah gwan, 2000s– wahgwan, 2000s– wha gwaan.
Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: what's going on? at go v. Phrases 2g.
Etymology: Representing a colloquial pronunciation of what's going on? at go v. Phrases 2g (with contraction: see gwan v.). Compare Caribbean English (Trinidad and Tobago) wey goin orn, used as a greeting (1990 or earlier).
Chiefly Caribbean (esp. Jamaican) and in British Afro-Caribbean usage.
‘What's going on?’ ‘What's happening?’ Frequently used as an informal greeting. Cf. what's gwan at gwan v. b.
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1983 D. Simon Railton Blues 118 Hey man wha gwan.
1985 J. Olshan Clara's Heart 113 ‘Hello, Dora,’ Felicia said. ‘Wha gwan?’ said Doris Williams.
1998 alt.music.lyrics 8 May (Usenet newsgroup, accessed 19 June 2020) Hey wa gwan people!
2018 M. Khan I am Thunder xxxvi. 216Wagwan, Mus?’ Malachy said as I walked into the sunny playground.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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