gwan

G2W4A1N1

noun

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

“I need to get to gwan.”

Similar
swoose
OriginEnglish swan ← Middle English swan ← Old English swan →
UncommonScrabble 8
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Meanings

gwan1

interjection
  1. nonstandardpronunciation spellingPronunciation spelling of going on.
  2. nonstandardpronunciation spellingPronunciation spelling of go on.

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

    1952, Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man, Penguin Books (2014), page 199
  3. nonstandardpronunciation spellingPronunciation spelling of going.

    I need to get to gwan.

gwan2

noungwan (plural gwans)

plural gwans

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

    Synonyms: swoose

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
swoose
Also see
swoose

Origin

gwan · interjection

From various English dialects, notably Gullah.

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gwan · noun

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰh₂éns
  2. Proto-Germanic*gans
  3. Old Englishgōs
  4. Middle Englishgos
  5. Englishgoose
  6. Proto-Indo-European*swenh₂-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*swónh₂-os
  8. Proto-Germanic*swanaz
  9. Proto-West Germanic*swan
  10. Old Englishswan
  11. Middle Englishswan
  12. Englishswan
  13. Englishgwan

Blend of goose + swan.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

wanggnawNgwaAgNWgawn
Cite this entry
APA

gwan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gwan

MLA

“gwan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gwan. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gwan,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gwan.

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