wah

Examples

• All

• Oh, wah, I wanna go home, I wanna go home.

  The Demented (2021)

• Wah!

  Tapeheads (1988)

• Wah wah wah!

  Clueless (1995)

• Wah!

  Tapeheads (1988)

• Wah! Bush gave my Lord and Savior a bad economy! Wah! It's Bush's fault! Wah!

  Blog text (12)

• Wah! Bush gave my Lord and Savior a bad economy! Wah! It's Bush's fault! Wah!

  Blog text (12)

• Wah! Bush gave my Lord and Savior a bad economy! Wah! It's Bush's fault! Wah!

  Blog text (12)

• He read, howling through his tubular mouth hole into the gathering crowd: "Wah, wah, wah, wah!"

  Fiction book (1995)

• WAH!

  Tape (2001)

• She whined, "Wah, I don't want to go to school today!"

Synonyms

U

ugh

vswah

• Informal

368 7.9

A short sound people make to show disgust or annoyance

uses a whining sound to imitate a complaint rather than express disgust

A

ahh

vswah

70 7.9

A short cry people make when they feel sudden pain or shock

uses a drawn whine to show complaint rather than a quick pain reaction

B

bah

vswah

• Informal

60 9.3

A short sound people make to show they feel annoyed or do not believe something

uses a whining crylike sound rather than blunt scorn

O

oww

vswah

• Informal

18 9.3

A short cry you make when something suddenly hurts

uses a whining sound to signal complaint rather than sudden sharp pain

H

hah

vswah

• Informal

12 8.9

A quick sound that shows scorn or disbelief

uses a whining cry to mock complaints rather than sharp disbelief

A

argh

vswah

• Informal

7 9.8

A short sound that shows frustration or annoyance

uses a drawn whining sound rather than a short angry outburst

H

hoi

vswah

• UK

7 9.9

A short shout to get attention, for example to show surprise or annoyance

uses an imitative whining cry rather than an attention-calling exclamation

A

aargh

vswah

• Informal

6 9.9

A loud cry made when people feel frustrated, hurt, or surprised

uses a whiny cry imitation rather than a loud sudden shout

A

aaahh

vswah

• Informal

5 9.9

A short cry that shows fear, pain, or alarm

uses a drawn whine to show complaint rather than a short scream

U

urgh

vswah

• UK

5 9.3

A sound people make to show disgust or annoyance

uses a whining cry to mock complaint rather than express disgust

A

aagh

vswah

• Informal

4 9.9

A short cry people make when they feel pain or are annoyed

uses a whining cry sound to imitate complaint rather than sharp pain

Y

yowie

vswah

• Australian

2 9.9

A short cry people say when surprised, hurt, or disgusted

uses a whining tone to imitate a complaint rather than general surprise

Y

yow

vswah

• Informal

2 9.9

A loud cry made suddenly to show pain, surprise, or alarm

uses a whining sound that imitates complaint rather than a sudden cry

S

swounds

vswah

• Archaic

1 9.9

An old word people say to show surprise, anger, or shock

uses a modern whiny cry to mock or show distress rather than archaic shock

H

heehaw

vswah

• Informal

1 9.9

A loud, rough cry showing laughter or mocking someone

uses a whiny cry sound rather than an animal bray imitation

H

harrumph

vswah

• Archaic

1 9.9

A short gruff sound that shows annoyance or disapproval

uses an overt whining sound rather than a quiet grumble of disapproval

F

foh

vswah

• Slang

1 9.9

A short sound to show disbelief or dislike

uses an imitative crying tone rather than brief scornful dismissal

P

poh

vswah

• Archaic

1 9.9

A short word people say to show they do not believe or respect something

uses a modern whining cry imitation rather than archaic dismissal

A

awww

vswah

• Offensive

1 9.8

A short sound people use to make fun of someone's complaint or bad luck

uses a whining sound rather than simple condescending pity

P

phoo

vswah

• UK

9.9

A short sound showing dislike or disbelief

uses a whining sound rather than direct contempt or dismissal

Surface Forms

Etymology