wawa
1 Britishnoun
verb
noun
Etymology
Origin of wawa
C19: from Chinook Jargon; probably of imitative origin
Example Sentences
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Bug-eyed Larry Adler blows the mouth organ with Pierian purity, can make it sound like an oboe, fiddle, horn, wawa trumpet.
From Time Magazine Archive
Porgy and Bess, so named to prevent prospective customers from regarding it as a revival of the play, begins with droning "Do-doo-da's" interspersed with "wawa, wa-wa."
From Time Magazine Archive
They don't hypnotize you with bright objects and repeat the same words over and over, handing out little treats when you finally say "potty" or "wawa."
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
Kahkwa yaka mama wawa, Kwanesum yaka hyak mamook.
From Hymns in the Chinook Jargon Language by Eells, Myron
They are seal-hunters and promised to come again with "Charley," who "hi yu kumtux wawa Boston"—knew well how to speak English.
From Travels in Alaska by Muir, John
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