wahwah
adjective
1.
producing a muted, bawling sound like that of a trumpet with the hand moved momentarily over the bell: a wah-wah effect on a synthesizer; a guitar with a wah-wah pedal.
noun
2.
a sound or effect like the muted sound of a trumpet, especially in music.
3.
an electronic device or attachment to produce such a sound, often used with an electric guitar.
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| —n | |
| 1. | the sound made by a trumpet, cornet, etc, when the bell is alternately covered and uncovered: much used in jazz |
| 2. | an electronic attachment for an electric guitar, etc, that simulates this effect |
| [C20: of imitative origin] | |
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Word Origin & History
wah-wah
1926, in jazz slang, in ref. to the effect on brass instruments made by manipulating the mute; of imitative origin. Later also in ref. to an electric guitar effect. As an imitation of the sound of a baby crying, it is recorded from 1938. Wah-wah pedal is recorded from 1969. Cf. Chinook jargon wawa "talk,
speak, call, ask, sermon, language;" Cree (Algonquian) wehwew "goose," Lenape (Algonquian) wava "snow goose," all probably of imitative origin.
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