wazoo

American  

[wah-zoo] / wɑˈzu /

noun

Slang.

plural

wazoos

1. the anus.

2. the buttocks.

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idioms

1. up / out the wazoo, to an extreme degree or in great abundance.

   She's got problems up the wazoo.

Etymology

Origin of wazoo

An Americanism dating back to 1960–65; origin uncertain; cf. kazoo ( def. )

Example Sentences

Astronauts and ground-control folks have trained out the wazoo.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

Oh my God, some of the nails I saw in Miami, like $200 manicures, gems up the wazoo, probably 4 inches long.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2023

But such creative solutions can only go so far when energy providers are still charging prices up the wazoo.

From Slate • Jun. 3, 2022

“When we have supply chain issues out the wazoo in this country … why constrain this terminal? There’s no reason to.”

From Seattle Times • Nov. 1, 2021

I had Pac-Man pattern diagrams out the wazoo, along with hundreds of hours of archived video of the best Pac-Man players in history.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline