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Woah vs Woo - What's the difference?

woah | woo |

As interjections the difference between woah and woo

is that woah is {{cx|sometimes|proscribed|lang=en}} an alternative spelling of lang=en while woo is expressing joy or mirth; woohoo, yahoo.

As a verb woo is

to endeavor to gain someone's support.

As an adjective woo is

an alternative spelling of lang=en.

As a proper noun Woo is

a Chinese surname.

woah

English

Interjection

(head)
  • woo

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) wowen, .

    Alternative forms

    * wo, wow, wowe (obsolete)

    Verb

  • To endeavor to gain someone's support.
  • (often of a man) To try to persuade someone to marry oneself; to solicit in love.
  • * Prior
  • Each, like the Grecian artist, wooes / The image he himself has wrought.
  • To court solicitously; to invite with importunity.
  • * Milton
  • Thee, chantress, oft the woods among / I woo , to hear thy even song.
  • * Bryant
  • I woo the wind / That still delays his coming.
    Synonyms
    * court
    Derived terms
    * woo back

    Etymology 2

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • (slang) Expressing joy or mirth; woohoo, yahoo.
  • "I got you a new cell phone." "Woo , that's great!"

    Etymology 3