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gwan

intj

Etymology

From various English dialects, notably Gullah.

  1. inherited from *swanaz✻ — “swan”
  2. inherited from *swan✻
  3. inherited from swan
  4. inherited from swan
  5. compounded as gwan — “goose + swan”

Definitions

  1. Pronunciation spelling of going on.

  2. Pronunciation spelling of go on.

    • “Aw, gwan, you slave driver,” the boy said, dashing from the room.

  3. Pronunciation spelling of going.

    • I need to get to gwan.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. A hybrid between a goose and a swan, especially the offspring of a gander (male goose)…

      A hybrid between a goose and a swan, especially the offspring of a gander (male goose) and a pen (female swan).

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA