aw

¹

[aw]

interjection

1. (used to express protest, disbelief, disgust, or commiseration.)

2. (used to express sentimental or sugary approval.)

AW

²

1. Articles of War.

a.w.

³

Or aw

abbreviation

1. actual weight.

2. (in shipping) all water.

3. atomic weight.

aw

¹

/ ɔː /

determiner

1. a variant spelling of a'

aw

²

/ ɔː /

interjection

1. informal,  an expression of disapproval, commiseration, or appeal

aw

³

abbreviation

1. Aruba

Word History and Origins

Origin of aw¹

First recorded in 1850–55

Example Sentences

Aw doesn’t expect this to materially impact IHH’s earnings and remains positive on its diversified regional base, solid execution track record and earnings support from Singapore’s recovery and rising medical tourism in Malaysia.

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“Aw, man, just causing havoc,” Vanderbilt said.

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And you can see, especially with sort of the “Aw, shucks” mentality of who Chad is, I think it was like, “Let’s really live in a guy that we all know kind of sucks so that we can see that guy under the mask and have fun knowing that that person is existing under this character.”

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By Tash Aw Farrar, Straus and Giroux: 288 pages, $28 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores.

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This tender moment comes midway through Tash Aw’s new novel, “The South,” which follows Jay Lim, a 16-year-old high school student, over the holiday break he spends on a parcel of land his mother inherited from her father in-law.

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