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🥰 Affection or sympathy 😏 Mocking someone
awww

awww

1 9.8
A short sound people use to make fun of someone's complaint or bad luck
  • interjection
  • /ɔː/
  • Offensive
translation icon : pobrecito
  • Are you okay now? Awww, too bad!
  • awww, said

Examples

  • Awww, bless her heart!

    Blog text (8)

  • Awww, to hell with it.

    Blog text (17)

  • Awww honey, I had no idea you had all this going on.

    Blog text (18)

  • Awww, but see how much fun the 11-foot pole bought you?

    Blog text (22)

  • Awww... that's a bit disappointing.

    Blog text (7)

  • Awww, the freakzo thinks he got himself a new 'gotcha.'

    Blog text (5)

  • Awww, poor baby.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • Awww, sorry we don't have an elitist plush prison for you.

    Blog text (33)

  • Awww, did that little puppy just fall down again?

  • Awww, look at the sad face of that lost kitten!

Synonyms

wah
vsawww
  • Offensive
26 9.9

A short cry showing pain or mocking someone's complaint

is used sarcastically to belittle someone's misfortune rather than show real distress
hah
vsawww
  • Informal
18 8.9

A quick sound that shows scorn or disbelief

is more often used to ridicule complaints rather than express mere disbelief
hahahaha
vsawww
  • Informal
6 6.0

People type letters to show laughter or sometimes to mock someone

is used mainly to mock complaints in a sarcastic, condescending way
hahahahaha
vsawww
  • Informal
1 9.0

A written laugh that shows you are mocking someone or do not believe them

is sarcastic and targets someone's complaint or misfortune with condescension
heehaw
vsawww
  • Informal
1 9.9

A loud, rough cry showing laughter or mocking someone

is a sarcastic, belittling response aimed at complaints rather than simple loud laughter
womp womp
vsawww
  • Informal
1 9.9

A short sad sound people make to show disappointment

is used sarcastically to mock someone's complaint rather than signal sadness

How Sarcastic

awww
  • Offensive
1 9.8
bah
  • Informal
8 9.8
aww
  • Informal
54 8.6

Surface Forms

awww main

Etymology

Awww is the same stretched form of aw, but a helpful way to remember its second use is to imagine the same sound said in a flat or exaggerated voice to mean 'I don't care' or 'to make fun'. So, awww can be used sarcastically to mock someone's small problem, as in 'awww, poor you'.