Irish slang for 'go on!'.
Used as an expression of enthusiasm.
Mrs Doyle ''Ahh, g'wan! G'wan, g'wan, g'wan g'wan!!''
Its a urban word for ' go on'.
For eg: G'wan then, make me some toast... IE. Do it for me
Used by Little Jacob (Jamaican character?) in GTA IV, it means what's going on.
Atlantic-Canadian slang phrase used very commonly in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland, translates word-for-word as: "go on, boy!" and is commonly used as a term of disbelief, as in "No, really?".
East-Coast Canadians also spell it as "Gowan b'y" in text form.
"Dere gon' be a flood!"
"Ah g'wan, b'y"