Yawa definition 1
Embarrassment or failure.
"He fell on stage—big yawa!"
Yawa definition 2
Problem/Trouble/Wahala (Problem or trouble)
"You go enter yawa if you continue (You'll get into trouble if you continue)"
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- 🇬🇭 Ghana
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- August 2025
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Pidgin for trouble or mess-up. Often used when things go wrong financially. Yawa don gas means 'a problem has happened.' It could be a bad investment, a deal gone south, or getting caught.
"He invested all his money in a scam and now yawa don gas. (Meaning: He put all his money in a scam and now there's big t…"
🇬🇭 About Ghana Slang
Ghanaian slang reflects the country's diverse ethnic tapestry. Akan, Ewe, and Ga languages fuse with English to create Pidgin expressions and Afrobeats-influenced street terms.
KASINARY has 1934 Ghana slang words collected from native speakers.
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This word is also used in 3 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.
Yawa is a <a href="/word/<a href="/word/slang" class="internal-link" title="View definition of Slang">slang</a>" class="internal-link" title="View def…
Pidgin for trouble or mess-up. Often used when things go wrong financially. Yawa don gas means 'a problem has happened.' It could be a bad investment,…
Problem/Mess (Trouble)
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