"wazoo" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /wæˈzuː/, /wɑˈzu/ [US, also] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-wazoo.wav Forms: wazoos [plural]
Rhymes: -uː Etymology: Possibly a variant of kazoo. Head templates: {{en-noun}} wazoo (plural wazoos)
  1. (slang) The anus; ass. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-wazoo-en-noun-jYrfr4Sr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 97 3
  2. (slang) A horrible person; an arsehole. Tags: slang Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-wazoo-en-noun-KXoXB7Ld Disambiguation of People: 3 97
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: through the wazoo, up the wazoo, out the wazoo

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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          "ref": "1969 September 3, Richard K. Shull, “What 'Mr. Deeds' Is Depends On Speaker”, in Indianapolis News, page 19:",
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        "(slang) A horrible person; an arsehole."
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