"wowzer" meaning in English

See wowzer in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /ˈwaʊzə(ɹ)/ Audio: En-au-wowzer.ogg [Australia]
Rhymes: -aʊzə(ɹ) Etymology: Derivative of wow. Etymology templates: {{m|en|wow}} wow Head templates: {{en-interj}} wowzer
  1. wow! Related terms: wowzah
    Sense id: en-wowzer-en-intj-76EVKA7t
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: wowser

Noun

IPA: /ˈwaʊzə(ɹ)/ Audio: En-au-wowzer.ogg [Australia] Forms: wowzers [plural]
Rhymes: -aʊzə(ɹ) Etymology: Derivative of wow. Etymology templates: {{m|en|wow}} wow Head templates: {{en-noun}} wowzer (plural wowzers)
  1. (New Zealand, Canada, slang) Something of great interest or beauty. Tags: Canada, New-Zealand, slang
    Sense id: en-wowzer-en-noun-Nl6bNMnj Categories (other): Canadian English, New Zealand English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: wowser

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for wowzer meaning in English (1.9kB)

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