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Wow vs Wor - What's the difference?

wow | wor |

As nouns the difference between wow and wor

is that wow is (informal) an exceptionally surprising or unbelievable fact while wor is large bag, sack.

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

    * ----

    wor

    English

    Pronoun

  • (Geordie) Regional variant of our.
  • If ye gannin out the neet ye betta tell wor Jimmy

    Derived terms

    * wor kid (Geordie) * wor lass (Geordie)