wow

intj

1. An indication of excitement, surprise, astonishment, or pleasure.

   “Wow, I sure was surprised!”

   “Out on thir wanderand spiritis, wow! thow cryis.”

2. An expression of amazement, awe, or admiration.

   “Wow! How do they do that?”

3. Used sarcastically to express disapproval of something.

   “Wow… good job using all of our supplies on the first day.”

verb

1. (informal, transitive)To amaze or awe.

   “He really wowed the audience.”

   “If all of us can remember how great it felt to be wowed, why don't we make it a habit to do it more often for others? People remember you when you wow them, so to differentiate yourself with your clients and customers, think of doing something that would make them remember you.”

   “We have the worst of both worlds: the royal family gives us nothing, and we in turn legitimise it, give it meaning and audience and pay, through subsidies and tax exemptions, for its ability to wow us.”

noun

1. (informal)Anything exceptionally surprising, unbelievable, outstanding, etc.

   “‘And say, Jimmy, wait till you see me in my new outfit...It’s a wow, kid.’”

   “‘Jesus suffering fuck,’ said Adrian. ‘It’s not half a thought.’ ‘Face it, it’s a wow.’”

2. (informal)An utterance of "wow".

   “On this trip, we talked with fellow cruisers about their travels and boats, and many were curious about the Beneteau Swift Trawler. Gow graciously gave tours, during which we heard many wows, oohs and aahs.”

   “One woman took a seat nearer the front for a closer look at my maps. Several people exhaled loudly. I heard a wow now and then.”

3. (countable, uncountable)A relatively slow form of flutter (pitch variation) which can affect both gramophone records and tape recorders.

   “Sound films have to be loaded so that the sound is 5 seconds before the sound drum so a wow does not result when the film is punched up on the air.”

4. (abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable)Abbreviation of weight on wheels

name

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of World of Warcraft.
2. (US, abbreviation, alt-of, derogatory, initialism)Initialism of War on Women.
3. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of Windows on Windows.
4. (alt-of)Alternative letter-case form of WoW (“World of Warcraft”).

   “Though WOW has yet to flinch from the upcoming third-generation MMOs, Crusade – which will be done when it’s done – should further swell its chest.”

   “An interesting example is World of Warcraft (WOW), a fantasy, role-playing game in which players adopt characters and try to work their way from level 1 to level 80 by fighting with other players and acquiring weapons and magical artefacts.”

   “The most popular of these games has become commonly known by the acronym WOW, but is actually called World of Warcraft. […] And it isn't just youth who are playing the game, "I'd say about 50% of players on WOW are over the age of 25," claims Xander Bahl, a sophomore at ORHS.”

   “What with growing buzz on what is suddenly a real challenger to World of Warcraft throne as Star Wars: The Old Republic rumbles into view, I’d also be surprised if the goliath Acti-Bliz corporation don’t rattle sabres back at EA with, at the very least, the name of the MMO that Blizzard are developing alongside WOW.”

   “The good news is, in dating, as in WOW, you will always resurrect from a bad encounter, with only a little bit of invisible armor damage and no reason not to try again.”