wazoo

[ wah-zoo ]

noun

, Slang.

, plural wa·zoos.

1. the anus.
2. the buttocks.

Word History and Origins

Origin of wazoo¹

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

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

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

   She's got problems up the wazoo.

Example Sentences

The Danish community was a wonderful way to grow up, with folk-dance classes and parties and such conviviality — all those smoking Danes, cigars up the wazoo, the whole place filled with smoke!

From Seattle Times

Rapid-fire gags, pop culture references out the wazoo, episode-long character arcs, stories that lean into the surreal — there is perhaps no better episode than Season 2’s “Epidemiology” that demonstrates “Community’s” greatest strengths.

From Los Angeles Times

“But I live in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Money goes a long ways there. It’s not like I’m spending money out the wazoo every week. I don’t need a lot to be happy. I don’t need a lot to live within my means.”

From Seattle Times

When Sonja stands at the lip of Crappie Lake and lets the world know, "I have to do gas," and Luann reins her in by blowing on the vintage "Wazoo" purchased during her drunken days in Palm Beach, they're not fooling anyone.

From Salon

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