Wow vs Was - What's the difference?
wow | was |
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.
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* 1913 , Arthur Conan Doyle, The Poison Belt
(colloquial)
* 2001 , Darrel Rachel, The Magnolias Still Bloom (page 104)
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.As a determiner was is
your (plural and polite).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
* ----was
English
Verb
(head)- "Was you outside the Bank of England, sir?"
- “What happened here, Hadley?” the chief asked. “We was robbed, damn it, we was robbed.”
