wag1
Texted form of 'wagwan' — what's going on?
Definitions
What's going on? — the standard MLE greeting, shortened for text and DMs. The '1' is just 'wan' typed lazy. Opens almost every WhatsApp chat between London teenagers.
wag1 In A Sentence
Origin & Usage
From Jamaican Patois 'wah gwaan' (what's going on). Anglicised as 'wagwan' in UK road slang from the 1990s; the 'wag1' spelling emerged with text/SMS culture in the late 2000s.
People Also Ask
What does wag1 mean?
Wag1 is the texted form of 'wagwan,' meaning 'what's going on?' It's a casual greeting.
How do you use wag1 in a sentence?
"Wag1, you out tonight or what?"
Where does wag1 come from?
It's a shorthand spelling of 'wagwan,' which comes from 'what's going on' and is rooted in Jamaican Patois and British urban slang.
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