zowie
Americaninterjection
Etymology
Origin of zowie
An Americanism dating back to 1935–40
Example Sentences
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His signature overalls stretch to accommodate his leathery largess faster than he can shout “Wowie! Zowie!”
From New York Times
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.
From BBC
Zowie Boyd, an eighth-grader, called Center City a “second family,” which is something students missed during virtual learning.
From Washington Post
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.”
From New York Times
Tools made by Mouse Insider and Zowie recorded a 4,700Hz average polling rate for this mouse.
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