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🏆 A win 🔤 A letter
w

w

9.9
A short online sign people use to show a win
  • noun
  • Slang
translation icon : victoria
  • Posting a w became the quickest way to show support after the team won.

Examples

  • That was a big w!

  • After the final goal, the fans flooded social media with a w celebration.

  • The coach said the victory felt like an important w for the club this season.

  • He got a w in the game last night.

  • Winning that championship was a big w for our team.

  • She celebrated her job promotion with a w dance.

  • After months of hard work, passing the exam felt like a major w.

Synonyms

W
vsw
  • Slang
4 9.6

An informal way to show a win or success

is the same sense but usually written in lowercase online

Antonyms

loss
439 1.4

The event when you stop having someone or something important

defeat
275 2.5

A loss in a game, match, or election that means you do not win

Compounds

C and W
  • US
4.0

A style of popular music from the southern United States with guitars and songs about everyday life

the w-word
  • NSFW
9.9

A polite way to refer to a taboo or offensive word without saying it

Surface Forms

w singular
ws plural

Etymology

W is used online as a short way to show a 'win' because people began typing the single letter w to celebrate a victory. So a w is now a quick sign of success in chats and on social media.