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aw

[aw]
interjection
  1. (used to express protest, disbelief, disgust, or commiseration.)
  2. (used to express sentimental or sugary approval.)

Origin of aw

First recorded in 1850–55

AW

  1. Articles of War.

a.w.

or aw

  1. actual weight.
  2. (in shipping) all water.
  3. atomic weight.
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Examples from the Web for aw

Contemporary Examples of aw

Historical Examples of aw

  • "I'm aw'fly sorry," Billy murmured with a foolish, embarrassed grin.

  • Aw, she's a poor mouth, that woman, and not fit to hold a candle to Eleanor.

    The Foolish Lovers

    St. John G. Ervine

  • Aw, he was only telegraphing to Gresham an' Jones for some sody water syrups.

    The Fortune Hunter

    Louis Joseph Vance

  • "Aw, he knows who we are," whispered Sam, but not so low but that our hero heard him.

  • Aw, my dear,” he said, “I do think the little maid is a sight too long away.

    A Singer from the Sea

    Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr

British Dictionary definitions for aw

aw

1
determiner
  1. Scot a variant spelling of a'

aw

2
interjection
  1. informal, mainly US an expression of disapproval, commiseration, or appeal

aw

3
the internet domain name for
  1. Aruba
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Word Origin and History for aw

expresion of mild disappointment, sympathy, etc., first recorded in this form by 1888.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
aw in Medicine

AW

abbr.
  1. atomic weight
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