Definition of wow

wow

adjective

acronym for "way over wonderful".
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- See more words with the same meaning: good, okay, cool, awesome, fun.
Last edited on Mar 24 2013. Submitted by LFT on Mar 24 2013.

interjection

an exclamation of delight, surprise or amazement.
Wow, that's great!






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Last edited on Jul 31 2011. Submitted by Paul H. from Orlando, FL, USA on Jun 03 1999.
Acronym for "With Out Words" (ie, "I'm speechless").
Last edited on Jun 27 2014. Submitted by Anonymous on Jun 27 2014.

noun - uncountable

"World of Warcraft". A video-game.
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Last edited on Jun 10 2011. Submitted by Pazuzu from Minneapolis, MN, USA on Nov 11 2009.

verb - transitive

to impress.
Our presentation really wowed the investors.
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Last edited on Jun 10 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 28 2009.

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Other terms relating to 'acronyms (list of)':
TNA	Definitions include: acronym for "tits and ass."
ion	Definitions include: "I don't".
TT4N	Definitions include: "ta-ta for now", i.e. "goodbye for now."
wag	Definitions include: to not attend school or work, without permission.
DSB	Definitions include: acronym for "dangerous sperm build-up."
HAND	Definitions include: acronym for "Have a nice day."
GFU	Definitions include: acronym for "go fuck yourself".
DSL	Definitions include: acronym for "dick sucking lips."
FLS	Definitions include: acronym for "feel like shit".
FF	Definitions include: to attack a teammate.
FFR	Definitions include: acronym for "for future reference".
FU	Definitions include: acronym for "fuck you".
GTG	Definitions include: acronym for "got to go".
DFTBA	Definitions include: acronym for "don't forget to be awesome".
PYT	Definitions include: acronym for "pretty young thing."
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Other terms relating to 'computer slang':
ID10T	Definitions include: idiot.
NSFW	Definitions include: acronym for "not safe for work".
bondage and discipline language	Definitions include: a programming language with strict, static typing.
swap out	Definitions include: Details are available in the entry for swap.
hacktivism	Definitions include: activism via hacking.
HMU	Definitions include: acronym for "hit me up".
IAAL	Definitions include: acronym for "I am a lawyer".
FFS	Definitions include: acronym for "for fuck's sake."
wedged	Definitions include: nauseous, irritable, with an aching body and headaches, as a result of staying awake too long.
LMAO	Definitions include: acronym for "laughing my ass off."
tl;dr	Definitions include: acronym for "too long; didn't read."
FTR	Definitions include: acronym for "for the record".
annoyware	Definitions include: a type of shareware that interrupts use of the software to display a message asking the user to "register" the software (i.e. pay for it.)
cruft	Definitions include: superfluous source code that has yet to be removed.
wart	Definitions include: a small piece of a design that doesn't work as well as the rest of the design.
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Other terms relating to 'exclamations (list of)':
peace	Definitions include: interjection to announce one's departure.
na	Definitions include: "no", but less strong.
holy smokes	Definitions include: an exclamation of surprise.
ain't	Definitions include: is not; am not; are not; do not; have not; will not; etc.
woot	Definitions include: an expression of excitement or joy, used mostly by computer aficionados.
-tastic	Definitions include: suffix used to add emphasis to nearly any word.
NSS	Definitions include: acronym for "no shit, Sherlock".
sweetness	Definitions include: interjection of delight; "awesome!"
Jebus	Definitions include: "Jesus".
fosheezy	Definitions include: "for sure".
pee-yew	Definitions include: exclamation used when one smells something that smells bad.
piss	Definitions include: expression of dismay; "bummer".
bejeezus	Definitions include: variant of "bejesus".
wowie zowie	Definitions include: exclamation of amazement.
*no sht**	Definitions include: a sarcastic response used when someone states the obvious.
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Other terms relating to 'good, okay, cool, awesome, fun':
own	Definitions include: Used frequently in online gaming.
it's all good	Definitions include: it's all good.
righteous	Definitions include: exclamation of positive sentiment (excitement, pleasure, etc.)
swell	Definitions include: good, cool.
kicking	Definitions include: stylish; "smooth".
coolness	Definitions include: Used to indicate an extreme like for something.
clean	Definitions include: nice, excellent, worthy of envy; "cool"; "tight"; "awesome"; etc.
god's gift to	Definitions include: something excellent for.
*bad-ss**	Definitions include: a tough person or rebel.
snoochie boochies	Definitions include: used in same way as "cool", to express happiness or satisfaction.
kinky	Definitions include: cool.
tuff	Definitions include: very good, unique, cool.
packed	Definitions include: full of.
wicked pissa	Definitions include: "wicked" (very) "pissa" (cool).
eye-popping	Definitions include: amazing.
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Other terms relating to 'impressive':
whiz-bang	Definitions include: impressive or flashy.
mofo	Definitions include: "mother fucker".
*some sht**	Definitions include: something impressive, whether good or bad.
epic	Definitions include: impressive.
next-level	Definitions include: impressive.
l337	Definitions include: the leet spelling of "elite".
1337	Definitions include: "elite".
on steroids	Definitions include: a more impressive version.
mad	Definitions include: good, in reference to talent.
hell of a	Definitions include: impressive.
knock (one's) socks off	Definitions include: to greatly impress a person.
a hell of a	Definitions include: an impressive.
sexy	Definitions include: impressive.
raise the bar	Definitions include: to set a more impressive precedent or record.
slay	Definitions include: to have sex (with).
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Other terms relating to 'of':
abbreviated piece of nothing	Definitions include: a worthless person.
a bit of how's your father	Definitions include: sexual activity.
about the size of it	Definitions include: a good estimate.
a couple beers short of a six-pack	Definitions include: a little crazy
a few cans short of a six pack	Definitions include: of lower than average intelligence.
a few fries short of a happy meal	Definitions include: "not all there".
afraid of (one's) shadow	Definitions include: skittish.
*a grain of ssault**	Definitions include: an amount of violence.
ahead of the curve	Definitions include: having an opinion or belief prior to it becoming common or popular.
a hell of a	Definitions include: an impressive.
a hell of an	Definitions include: an impressive.
all kinds of	Definitions include: many.
all of my yes	Definitions include: an emphatic "yes".
all that and a bag of chips	Definitions include: better than all that.
all that and a bag of Fritos	Definitions include: the best.
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Other terms relating to 'over':
all over	Definitions include: See be all over.
*all over (one's) ss**	Definitions include: pestering a person.
*all over (one's) sses**	Definitions include: pestering multiple people.
A over T	Definitions include: Arse over tip / arse over tit.
arse over tit	Definitions include: fallen in a dramatic fashion; "head over heels".
*ss over tea kettle	Definitions include: fallen in a dramatic fashion; "head over heels".
be all over	Definitions include: to do something with vigor.
bend over	Definitions include: a command (usually given by objects) implying that one is about to be taken advantage of, be in a bad situation, or fail miserably.
bend over and get screwed	Definitions include: a phrase of one is about to be in trouble big-time or something bad is about to happen.
bend over backwards	Definitions include: to be extremely accommodating.
*bend over get fcked**	Definitions include: "Get ready for some serious trouble."
BOHICA	Definitions include: acronym of "bend over here it comes again."
bust over	Definitions include: to give to; hand over.
chug on over	Definitions include: to go.
chug over	Definitions include: to go.
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Other terms relating to 'way':
around the way	Definitions include: one's home neighborhood.
arseways	Definitions include: messed up.
BTW	Definitions include: acronym for "by the way".
every which way	Definitions include: in all directions.
feel some kind of way	Definitions include: To be obviously upset by something; having obvious negative feelings about a situation is to be feeling some kind of way.
four-ways	Definitions include: the emergency lights on a car - there are four of them
go all the way	Definitions include: to succeed.
IDLYITW	Definitions include: acronym for "I don't like you in that way".
in a family way	Definitions include: pregnant.
Life is a one way mission.	Definitions include: This describes a fatalist, philosophical view of life, based upon the military slang term for a mission which is terminal.
no way	Definitions include: interjection of amazement.
no way in hell	Definitions include: an emphatic "no way".
no way Jose	Definitions include: an emphatic way of saying "no".
OMW	Definitions include: acronym for "on my way".
on the way out	Definitions include: near death.
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Other terms relating to 'wonderful':
GHAWDWHMY	Definitions include: abbreviation and text message which stands for "God Had A Wonderful Day When He Made You."
Other terms relating to 'world':
a world of hurt	Definitions include: a very bad place.
be World War 3	Definitions include: be something really big and bad.
FWP	Definitions include: acronym for "First World problem" or "First World problems".
have the world by the balls	Definitions include: to be in a very good position in life, business, etc.
ITRW	Definitions include: acronym for "in the real world".
it's a small world.	Definitions include: said when you see someone in an unexpected place.
leave the world	Definitions include: to die.
real world, the	Definitions include: outside college.
rock (one's) world	Definitions include: to have a profound positive effect on one's sexual satisfaction.
run with the world	Definitions include: to do what is popular, follow the crowd.
see the world	Definitions include: A general retort, to say one has acted blindly or impartially.
until the world looks level	Definitions include: excessively, continually, endlessly.
Wally World	Definitions include: Wal-mart.
*world of sht**	Definitions include: a very bad place to enter, be in, etc.
world-tower	Definitions include: utter destruction of something (like a person's ego, or a place, or a thing).
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