wa-wa

[ wah-wah ]

/ ˈwɑˌwɑ /

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noun

a variant of wah-wah.

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How to use wa-wa in a sentence

By the way, the reports that he found a Wawa touch-screen menu “amazing” are misleading.
Mitt Romney, Awesome Campaigner?|Howard Kurtz|June 19, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Toyatte also, with a teasing smile, said: “Mr. Young, mika tillicum hi yu tola wawa” (your friend leads you far in speaking).
Travels in Alaska|John Muir
They are seal-hunters and promised to come again with “Charley,” who “hi yu kumtux wawa Boston”--knew well how to speak English.
Travels in Alaska|John Muir
Next day he arrived before the walls of Wawa, in the neighbourhood of the far-famed river.
Great African Travellers|W.H.G. Kingston

If papa is pronounced for him (he has lost this word), he responds regularly wawa or wawawa.
The Mind of the Child, Part II|W. Preyer
Then there must be a great “wawa,” or discussion by the Indians.
The Columbia River|William Denison Lyman

British Dictionary definitions for wa-wa (1 of 2)

wawa¹

/ (ˈwɑːˌwɑː) Canadian West coast slang /

noun

speech; language

verb

(intr) to speak

Word Origin for wawa

C19: from Chinook Jargon; probably of imitative origin

British Dictionary definitions for wa-wa (2 of 2)

wawa²

/ (ˈwɑːˌwɑː, ˈwɑːwə) /

noun

Canadian a variant of wavey

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