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Jamaican Patois · Questions and responses

A wah?

What is it? / What?

Say itah WAH

JLU spelling
a wa
Also written
A wha?

What “A wah?” means

A wah? means "What is it?" or simply "What?". The "a" works as "is", so "a wah dis?" is "what is this?". It can stand alone as a reply or start a longer question.

Examples

A wah dis?

What is this?

A wah di raas dis?

What the hell is this?

How to use it

Everyday and neutral on its own. Sharp in tone it can sound confrontational, and with a cuss word added (as in the app's example) it is very strong.