wavy
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- adjective
- /ˈweɪvi/
- Slang
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relajado
- Like all of these hand-wavy qualitative 'solutions,' it appeals to people who can't do sums.
Examples
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Louise squinted to see it through the wavy glare of heat.
Fiction book (1997) -
"In those days I had nice, black wavy hair.
Blog text (7) -
I would have it all sorts of WAVY and not in half.
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I'm wavy.
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Velour suit, brown with gold accents, it was so wavy with butter tims that I couldn't find a dope enough event to wear it to, and by the time I finally had an event to wear it to, the style went out of fashion, smh.
Blog text (28) -
He would gape at them, then the image would go wavy and dissolve (harp glissando on the soundtrack) to show that what followed was fantasy.
Fiction book (1994) -
He wore khakis and didn't roll up his shirt sleeves even on days when the blistering sun turned the air so wavy you believed your brain had boiled.
Fiction book (1995) -
It's a shame that their study is fundamentally flawed, and their means of overcoming intermittency are as vague and hand-wavy as the usual outpourings on this subject, nor do they address the fundamental point that there isn't that much renewable energy around when it boils down to it.
Blog text (16) -
The party had a wavy vibe, with chill music and colorful lights.
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Her outfit was so wavy that everyone wanted to know where she got it.
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- Specialized
Wood with grain lines that look wavy because the fibers do not run straight
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Etymology
A helpful way to remember the slang sense of wavy is to think of wave as 'a strong mood or trend' plus -y 'having', so it describes something with a smooth, cool, relaxed vibe, like a song or style that feels fresh.