"WW" meaning in English

See WW in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} WW
  1. Initialism of Weight Watchers. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Weight Watchers
    Sense id: en-WW-en-name-mPHqTnyI Categories (other): English links with redundant alt parameters, English links with redundant wikilinks
  2. (Ireland) Abbreviation of Wicklow. Tags: Ireland, abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: Wicklow
    Sense id: en-WW-en-name-nSHlP4x6 Categories (other): Irish English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: W.W., w.w.

Noun

Forms: WWs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} WW (plural WWs)
  1. Initialism of world war. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: world war
    Sense id: en-WW-en-noun-Wz-YGBGZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 31 39 1 0
  2. Initialism of worldwide. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: worldwide
    Sense id: en-WW-en-noun-F3wMD8LH
  3. (World War I military slang) Initialism of wild woman, i.e. prostitute. Tags: World-War-I, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, slang Alternative form of: wild woman (extra: i.e. prostitute.) Categories (topical): World War I
    Sense id: en-WW-en-noun-nsA0LnlT Topics: government, military, politics, war
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: W.W., w.w.

Inflected forms

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