"waaay" meaning in English

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Adverb

Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} waaay (not comparable)
  1. Elongated form of way. Tags: not-comparable

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          "ref": "1948, Leon Augustus Hausman, Bird Hiking, page 49",
          "text": "White-throated Sparrow — heard, not seen; the lovely clear flute-like tones repeated over and over again: Ooooh, see me waaaay, waaay, waaay.",
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          "ref": "2012, Asanti Mori-Palca, Fifty Shades of Green, page 182",
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