"bow chicka wow wow" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-US-bcww.wav [US]
Etymology: From onomatopoeia for the stereotypical funk riff used in the soundtracks to pornographic films. Wired credits comedian Jordan Brady as "apparently the first person ever to use the phrase" and it was a part of his act in his Evening at the Improv routine in 1989. However, it is not clear when the phrase came into more common usage. Head templates: {{en-noun|-|nolinkhead=1}} bow chicka wow wow (uncountable)
  1. (euphemistic) Sexual activity or approval. Tags: euphemistic, uncountable Categories (topical): Pornography, Sex
    Sense id: en-bow_chicka_wow_wow-en-noun-x3bQoUe1 Disambiguation of Pornography: 79 21 Disambiguation of Sex: 94 6 Categories (other): English euphemisms
  2. (onomatopoeia) The music used in pornographic movies or by strippers. Tags: onomatopoeic, uncountable
    Sense id: en-bow_chicka_wow_wow-en-noun-5~habHco Categories (other): English onomatopoeias, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 90
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: bow chica wow wow, bow-chica-wow-wow, bow chicka bow wow, bow-chicka-bow-wow, bow-chicka-wow-wow

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