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wo | wow |

As a preposition wo

is (lb) by.

As an interjection wow is

an indication of excitement or surprise.

As a verb wow is

(informal) to amaze or awe.

As a noun wow is

(informal) an exceptionally surprising or unbelievable fact.

wo

English

(wikipedia wo)

Alternative forms

* whoa

Etymology 1

Variant of who .

Interjection

(en interjection)
  • A falconer's call to a hawk.
  • A call to cause a horse to slow down or stop; whoa.

    • Etymology 2

    Variant of woe .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • * 1815 , Philip Freneau, A collection of poems, on American affairs and a variety of other subjects , page 82[http://books.google.com/books?id=BAkUAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA82]:
    • Such feeble arms, to work internal wo !
  • * (Hannah More)
    • But if there was a competition between a sick family and a new broach, the broach was sure to carry the day. This would not have been the case, had they been habituated to visit themselves the abodes of penury and wo .

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    wow

    English

    (wikipedia wow)

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • An indication of excitement or surprise.
  • * 1513 , (Gavin Douglas), Virgil Æneid (translation) vi. Prol. 19 :
    • Out on thir wanderand spiritis, wow! thow cryis.
  • An expression of amazement or awe.
    • Wow! How do they do that?
  • Used sarcastically to express disapproval of something.
    • Wow... I can't believe you would do such a thing.

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * wowzer, wowser * wowsers * wowzah

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (informal) To amaze or awe.
    • He really wowed the audience.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (informal) An exceptionally surprising or unbelievable fact.
    • He did? That's a wow !
  • A relatively slow form of flutter (pitch variation) which can affect both gramophone records and tape recorders.

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