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bow chicka wow wow

bow chicka wow wow

9.9
A playful phrase that copies cheesy music to show a flirty mood
  • idiom
  • NSFW
translation icon : bow chicka wow wow
  • Whenever the mood turned romantic, he would jokingly say bow chicka wow wow.

Examples

  • She texted him a wink emoji followed by bow chicka wow wow to suggest a flirty tone.

  • The movie used cheesy music to set a bow chicka wow wow atmosphere in the love scene.

  • When they walked in together, everyone said, 'bow chicka wow wow!'

  • Did you hear him say 'bow chicka wow wow' during the party?

  • She texted him a wink emoji followed by bow chicka wow wow to suggest a flirty tone.

  • The movie used cheesy music to set a bow chicka wow wow atmosphere in the love scene.

  • Whenever the mood turned romantic, he would jokingly say bow chicka wow wow.

Synonyms

mwah
vsbow chicka wow wow
  • Texting
30 9.9

A short sound like a kiss to show love or say goodbye

signals flirtatious mood using a musical, suggestive cue rather than a kiss sound

Antonyms

serious
452 1.4

Calm and focused, not playful or joking

Surface Forms

bow chicka wow wow main

Morphology

bow + chicka + wow + wow

This string is an onomatopoeic/mimetic phrase that imitates a musical riff associated with flirtatious or sexual mood rather than a compositional combination of the listed words. Even if a B1 learner knows elements like 'chicka' (girl) and 'wow' (exclamation), the overall idiomatic, culturally specific sense cannot be predicted from the constituents alone.

Etymology

Bow chicka wow wow is a playful phrase that may come from people copying the slow, silly guitar music used in old cheesy love scenes. The sounds bow, chicka and wow wow sound like that beat, so the phrase now means a 'flirty' or 'romantic' mood.