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Definition of wow

wow    

adjective

interjection

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

                                                                                                                                                                  

                                                                                                      

    Citation from "Family Matters", The Glades (TV), Season 2 Episode 1 (2011) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.
                                                                                                                                                                         

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    Citation from "Fear", Wilfred (TV), Season 1 Episode 3 (2011) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.
                                                            

                                                                                                                                       

    Citation from "The Hand That Rocks the Wheelchair", Family Guy (TV), Season 9 Episode 12 (2011) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

    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

verb - transitive

  • to impress.
    Our presentation really wowed the investors.
    • See more words with the same meaning: impressive.

    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)':

Definitions include: acronym for "told to fuck off", an insulting notation used by doctors in the UK on medical charts.
Definitions include: acronym for "laughing my mother fucking ass off".
Definitions include: acronym for "rough as fuck", i.e. unattractive.
Definitions include: variant of "LOL" (i.e. "laugh out loud".)
Definitions include: acronym for "as far as I can recall" or "as far as I can remember".
Definitions include: acronym for "unidentifiable food-like object".
Definitions include: "Hell's Angels".
Definitions include: acronym for "more to follow".
Definitions include: acronym of "shit out of luck", meaning that there is nothing one can do to remedy some situation.
Definitions include: acronym of "big fucking deal."
Definitions include: acronym for "foot-long floater", i.e. a floating piece of feces that's a foot long.
Definitions include: acronym for "you should know".
Definitions include: "about".
Definitions include: acronym for "age sex location race picture".
Definitions include: acronym for "too long; will read later".

Other terms relating to 'computer slang':

Definitions include: to use one's employer's unreleased product during the course of one's day.
Definitions include: acronym for "don't give a fuck."
Definitions include: the World Wide Web.
Definitions include: acronym for "shaking my damn head".
Definitions include: acronym for "in real life".
Definitions include: before.
Definitions include: acronym for "if I recall".
Definitions include: acronym for "to the best of my knowledge."
Definitions include: acronym for "way to go".
Definitions include: "credibility".
Definitions include: the totality of all blogs.
Definitions include: acronym for "too long; didn't read."
Definitions include: source code that is extremely difficult to understand.
Definitions include: acronym for "best friend(s) for life".
Definitions include: acronym for "What are you doing?"

Other terms relating to 'exclamations (list of)':

Definitions include: interjection to announce one's departure.
Definitions include: "no", but less strong.
Definitions include: an exclamation of surprise.
Definitions include: is not; am not; are not; do not; have not; will not; etc.
Definitions include: an expression of excitement or joy, used mostly by computer aficionados.
Definitions include: suffix used to add emphasis to nearly any word.
Definitions include: acronym for "no shit, Sherlock".
Definitions include: interjection of delight; "awesome!"
Definitions include: "Jesus".
Definitions include: "for sure".
Definitions include: exclamation used when one smells something that smells bad.
Definitions include: expression of dismay; "bummer".
Definitions include: variant of "bejesus".
Definitions include: exclamation of amazement.
Definitions include: a sarcastic response used when someone states the obvious.

Other terms relating to 'good, okay, cool, awesome, fun':

Definitions include: cool, good, neat, spiffy, etc.
Definitions include: cool, usually used after another term to form a superlative.
Definitions include: "shit".
Definitions include: something great.
Definitions include: a word used when something was exciting or good
Definitions include: good; "cool".
Definitions include: great; "awesome"; "cool".
Definitions include: mad or irritated.
Definitions include: very good, excellent, impressive; "cool"; "awesome".
Definitions include: something excellent, useful, etc.
Definitions include: cool, awesome, or sneaky but in a cool way.
Definitions include: a fun activity or occasion.
Definitions include: "cool", or "that's pretty cool", or "I get it."
Definitions include: very good, excellent; "cool"; "awesome".
Definitions include: shoes.

Other terms relating to 'impressive':

Definitions include: impressive or flashy.
Definitions include: "mother fucker".
Definitions include: something impressive, whether good or bad.
Definitions include: impressive.
Definitions include: impressive.
Definitions include: the leet spelling of "elite".
Definitions include: "elite".
Definitions include: a more impressive version.
Definitions include: good, in reference to talent.
Definitions include: impressive.
Definitions include: to greatly impress a person.
Definitions include: an impressive.
Definitions include: impressive.
Definitions include: to set a more impressive precedent or record.
Definitions include: to have sex (with).

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Other terms relating to 'of':

Definitions include: a worthless person.
Definitions include: sexual activity.
Definitions include: a good estimate.
Definitions include: a little crazy
Definitions include: of lower than average intelligence.
Definitions include: "not all there".
Definitions include: skittish.
Definitions include: an amount of violence.
Definitions include: having an opinion or belief prior to it becoming common or popular.
Definitions include: an impressive.
Definitions include: an impressive.
Definitions include: many.
Definitions include: an emphatic "yes".
Definitions include: better than all that.
Definitions include: the best.

Other terms relating to 'over':

Definitions include: See be all over.
Definitions include: pestering a person.
Definitions include: pestering multiple people.
Definitions include: Arse over tip / arse over tit.
Definitions include: fallen in a dramatic fashion; "head over heels".
Definitions include: fallen in a dramatic fashion; "head over heels".
Definitions include: to do something with vigor.
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.
Definitions include: a phrase of one is about to be in trouble big-time or something bad is about to happen.
Definitions include: to be extremely accommodating.
Definitions include: "Get ready for some serious trouble."
Definitions include: acronym of "bend over here it comes again."
Definitions include: to give to; hand over.
Definitions include: to go.
Definitions include: to go.

Other terms relating to 'way':

Definitions include: one's home neighborhood.
Definitions include: messed up.
Definitions include: acronym for "by the way".
Definitions include: in all directions.
Definitions include: the emergency lights on a car - there are four of them
Definitions include: to succeed.
Definitions include: acronym for "I don't like you in that way".
Definitions include: pregnant.
Definitions include: This describes a fatalist, philosophical view of life, based upon the military slang term for a mission which is terminal.
Definitions include: interjection of amazement.
Definitions include: an emphatic "no way".
Definitions include: an emphatic way of saying "no".
Definitions include: acronym for "on my way".
Definitions include: near death.
Definitions include: to annoy or anger.

Other terms relating to 'wonderful':

Definitions include: abbreviation and text message which stands for "God Had A Wonderful Day When He Made You."

Other terms relating to 'world':

Definitions include: a very bad place.
Definitions include: be something really big and bad.
Definitions include: acronym for "First World problem" or "First World problems".
Definitions include: to be in a very good position in life, business, etc.
Definitions include: acronym for "in the real world".
Definitions include: said when you see someone in an unexpected place.
Definitions include: to die.
Definitions include: outside college.
Definitions include: to have a profound positive effect on one's sexual satisfaction.
Definitions include: to do what is popular, follow the crowd.
Definitions include: A general retort, to say one has acted blindly or impartially.
Definitions include: excessively, continually, endlessly.
Definitions include: Wal-mart.
Definitions include: a very bad place to enter, be in, etc.
Definitions include: utter destruction of something (like a person's ego, or a place, or a thing).

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