English

Interjection

wow

1. An indication of excitement or surprise.
   • 1513, Gavin Douglas, Virgil Æneid (translation) vi. Prol. 19:

     Out on thir wanderand spiritis, wow! thow cryis.

2. An expression of amazement or awe.

   Wow! How do they do that?

3. Used sarcastically to express disapproval of something.

   Wow... I can't believe you would do such a thing.

Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:wow

Derived terms

• wowzer, wowser
• wowsers
• wowzah

Translations

Verb

wow ‎(third-person singular simple present wows, present participle wowing, simple past and past participle wowed)

1. (informal) To amaze or awe.

   He really wowed the audience.

Noun

wow ‎(plural wows)

1. (informal) An exceptionally surprising or unbelievable fact.

   He did? That's a wow!

2. (audio) A relatively slow form of flutter (pitch variation) which can affect both gramophone records and tape recorders.

Anagrams

• oww

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowing from English wow.

Interjection

wow

1. An indication of excitement or surprise.