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Wow vs Woohoo - What's the difference?

wow | woohoo |

As interjections the difference between wow and woohoo

is that wow is an indication of excitement or surprise while woohoo is Used to express sudden or exuberant joy, happiness, excitement, approval or delight.

As nouns the difference between wow and woohoo

is that wow is an exceptionally surprising or unbelievable fact while woohoo is the sailfish.

As a verb wow

is 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

    * ----

    woohoo

    English

    Alternative Forms

    * woo hoo

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
    • Woohoo! It's summer again!

    Synonyms

    * (expressing joy) hooray, yay, yahoo, yippee

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (zoology) The sailfish.
    • (Webster 1913)