Wow vs Waw - What's the difference?
wow | waw |
An indication of excitement or surprise.
* 1513 , (Gavin Douglas), Virgil Æneid (translation) vi. Prol. 19 :
An expression of amazement or awe.
Used sarcastically to express disapproval of something.
(informal) An exceptionally surprising or unbelievable fact.
A relatively slow form of flutter (pitch variation) which can affect both gramophone records and tape recorders.
(obsolete, water) A (l).
* , II.xii:
As verbs the difference between waw and wow
is that waw is to stir; move; wave while wow is to amaze or awe.As nouns the difference between waw and wow
is that waw is a wave while wow is an exceptionally surprising or unbelievable fact.As an interjection wow is
an indication of excitement or surprise.wow
English
(wikipedia wow)Interjection
(en interjection)- Out on thir wanderand spiritis, wow! thow cryis.
- Wow! How do they do that?
- Wow... I can't believe you would do such a thing.
Synonyms
* See alsoDerived terms
* wowzer, wowser * wowsers * wowzahNoun
(en noun)- He did? That's a wow !
Anagrams
* ----waw
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) wawen, .Etymology 2
From (etyl) wawe, .Noun
(en noun)- nigh it drawes / All passengers, that none from it can shift: / For whiles they fly that Gulfes deuouring iawes, / They on this rock are rent, and sunck in helplesse wawes .