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wow - 7 dictionary results

wow

1[wou] Informal.
–interjection
1. (an exclamation of surprise, wonder, pleasure, or the like): Wow! Look at that!
–verb (used with object)
2. to gain an enthusiastic response from; thrill.
–noun
3. an extraordinary success: His act is a real wow.
4. excitement, interest, great pleasure, or the like: a car that will add some wow to your life.

Origin:
1890–95; perh. identical with Scots wow! exclamation of surprise or admiration

wow

2[wou]
–noun
1. Audio. a slow wavering of pitch in sound recording or reproducing equipment caused by uneven speed of the turntable or the tape. Compare flutter (def. 12).
2. Scot. and North England Dialect. a howl, wail, bark, whine, or mew.
–verb (used without object)
3. Scot. and North England Dialect. to howl, wail, bark, whine, or mew.

Origin:
1800–10 for defs. 2–3; 1930–35 for def. 1; imit.; the audio term is prob. an independent formation
wow 1   (wou)   
interj.  Used to express wonder, amazement, or great pleasure.
n.  An outstanding success.
tr.v.   wowed, wow·ing, wows
To have a strong, usually pleasurable effect on: a performance that wowed the audience.
wow 2   (wou)   
n.  Slow variation in the pitch of a sound reproduction resulting from variations in the speed of the recording or reproducing equipment.

[Imitative.]

wow 
1513, Scottish interjection, a natural expression of amazement. The verb meaning "overwhelm with delight or amazement" is first recorded 1924, Amer.Eng. slang. Used as a noun meaning "unqualified success" since 1920.

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