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Wow vs Wox - What's the difference?

wow | wox |

As verbs the difference between wow and wox

is that wow is (informal) to amaze or awe while wox is (obsolete) (wax).

As an interjection wow

is an indication of excitement or surprise.

As a noun wow

is (informal) an exceptionally surprising or unbelievable fact.

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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    wox

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (obsolete) (wax)
  • * Chaucer
    • He wox sodaineliche redde.
  • * Spenser
    • He wox full blithe.
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