"phwoar" meaning in English

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Interjection

IPA: /fwɔː(ɹ)/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-phwoar.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ) Etymology: Imitative of the sound made, with the mouth initially partly closed and then opened wide. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Imitative}} Imitative, {{onom|en|title=Imitative}} Imitative Head templates: {{en-interj}} phwoar
  1. (UK, slang) Expresses sexual desire on seeing a person that one is attracted to. Tags: UK, slang
    Sense id: en-phwoar-en-intj-zK1-6P1W Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English onomatopoeias Disambiguation of English onomatopoeias: 75 25

Verb

IPA: /fwɔː(ɹ)/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-phwoar.wav [Southern-England] Forms: phwoars [present, singular, third-person], phwoaring [participle, present], phwoared [participle, past], phwoared [past]
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ) Etymology: Imitative of the sound made, with the mouth initially partly closed and then opened wide. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Imitative}} Imitative, {{onom|en|title=Imitative}} Imitative Head templates: {{en-verb}} phwoar (third-person singular simple present phwoars, present participle phwoaring, simple past and past participle phwoared)
  1. To express sexual desire upon seeing a person that one finds sexually attractive. Related terms: fnar, hawt [Internet, Leet, pronunciation-spelling], hubba hubba
    Sense id: en-phwoar-en-verb-PLRjk-Rq

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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