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Wow vs Jow - What's the difference?

wow | jow |

As nouns the difference between wow and jow

is that wow is (informal) an exceptionally surprising or unbelievable fact while jow is a former, pre-metric unit of length in india, equal to approximately a quarter of an inch.

As an interjection wow

is an indication of excitement or surprise.

As a verb wow

is (informal) to amaze or awe.

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.

    • Anagrams

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    jow

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A former, pre-metric unit of length in India, equal to approximately a quarter of an inch