zowie

[zou-ee]

interjection

1. (used to express keen pleasure, astonishment, approval, etc.)

Word History and Origins

Origin of zowie¹

An Americanism dating back to 1935–40

Example Sentences

His signature overalls stretch to accommodate his leathery largess faster than he can shout “Wowie! Zowie!”

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That's what Zowie Li, who grew up in Wuhan, missed the most about not being able to make it home during the pandemic for the last three reunions.

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Zowie Boyd, an eighth-grader, called Center City a “second family,” which is something students missed during virtual learning.

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Instead, he has become an apostle of “Boosterism,” a loud, crass glorification of his middle-class way of life in Zenith, “the Zip City — Zeal, Zest and Zowie — 1,000,000 in 1935.”

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Tools made by Mouse Insider and Zowie recorded a 4,700Hz average polling rate for this mouse.

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