zowie
See also: zowię
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈzaʊɪ/
Interjection
zowie
- (US, slang) An indication of astonishment or admiration.
- 1908 July 17, Rice, Thomas S., “Nationals Swat at Lively Clip Until New Orleans Steps Into Breach.”, in The Washington Times, Washington D.C., archived from the original on 2016-11-07, page 10:
- Zowie, what a walloping those Browns got in New York yesterday! A few more like that and the blow-up in Washington, then watch the anvil chorus in St. Louis.
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Alternative forms
- kazowie
Synonyms
- wow
Polish
Alternative forms
- (more common) zwie
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈzɔ.vʲɛ/
- Homophone: zowię
Verb
zowie
- (rare) third-person singular present of zwać