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woo woo

or woo-woo

[ woo-woo ]

noun

  1. any force, phenomenon, process, etc., that has no clear scientific explanation and is regarded by some as mystical or spiritual and by others as illusory or fraudulent:

    I’m hesitating about this alternative therapy, because so far it’s just woo woo and not really provable.

    Higher-frequency thoughts like gratitude or love raise your frequency and lift you up—if that’s not too much woo-woo for you.



adjective

  1. relating to a force, phenomenon, process, etc., that has no clear scientific explanation and is regarded by some as mystical or spiritual and by others as illusory or fraudulent:

    I know it sounds very woo woo, but as I wrote the song I felt the presence and inspiration of my late grandfather so powerfully it gave me the shivers.

    I did my best to refute the worst woo-woo pseudoscience in the blog, but it was difficult.

woo-woo

/ ˈwuːˌwuː /

adjective

  1. derogatory.
    based on or involving irrational superstition


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Word History and Origins

Origin of woo woo1

First recorded in 1970–75; of imitative origin

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Example Sentences

As woo-woo as it sounds, you're yearning for a more spiritual experience of life, wherein daydreaming is a slice of daily bread.

Something sped through the air over their heads, uttering a strange, weird woo-woo-woo!

Woo—woo—woo—would you shoot Massa Kun'l, if he come for to take you?

The inhabitants of this island trace their origin to a monkey, which they call 'woo-woo.'

What's them that go 'boo-woo-woo,' like great big dogs barkin'?

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