wowsie gift
- noun
- Slang
:
regalo impresionante
- When I opened the box, I couldn't believe such a wowsie gift was waiting for me.
Examples
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That graduation party became unforgettable when her parents presented her with a wowsie gift.
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He surprised his wife with a wowsie gift for their anniversary.
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What a wowsie gift!
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That was a fantastic wowsie gift!
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He surprised his wife with a wowsie gift that left her speechless with joy.
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Her parents gave her a wowsie gift for graduation, making it a day to remember.
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I was thrilled to receive a wowsie gift that I had always dreamed of owning.
Synonyms
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Something very impressive that causes great surprise
An unexpected pleasant gift or event that feels like a small box of chocolates
Something very impressive that makes people feel surprised
Antonyms
How Impressive
Surface Forms
Morphology
wowsie + gift
The noun 'gift' keeps its literal sense and the modifier 'wowsie' is transparently interpretable as 'causing a wow' (i.e., impressive or astonishing) if a learner recognises the exclamation 'wow' and the informal adjectival formation. However, 'wowsie' is nonstandard/slang and not in dictionaries, so many B1 learners who know basic words may still find the coinage unfamiliar or stylistically marked; the meaning is inferable but not fully predictable or conventionalized.
Etymology
Wowsie gift comes from the word you say when you are surprised: wow, with a playful ending that turns it into wowsie to sound extra excited. That's why wowsie gift means a present that makes you feel 'surprise' and 'delight', a very impressive gift.