yowzah

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English

WOTD – 23 November 2012

Pronunciation

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈjaʊ.zə/
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Adverb

yowzah (not comparable)

  1. Pronunciation spelling of yes, sir.
    • 1977, “Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)”, Bernard Edwards, Nile Rodgers, Kenny Lehman (music), performed by Chic:
      Rumba and tango / Latin hustle too / Yowsah, yowsah, yowsah / I wanna boogie wit'choo
    • 1980, Paul McHugh, The Search for Goodbye-To-Rains: a novel:
      "Hey-y-y, Getane!" Someone yelling for me at the main dome. It was Mesquite.
      "Yowzah!"
      "You comin to the meetin, or what?"
      "I'se comin Massa Mesquite, jus ez fas ez Ah kin!"
    • 2007, Dean R. Anast, The Deeper Sinn, page 59:
      Then he mimicked an American accent. “Step right up folks, yowzah, yowzah, right this way to see the geek and his bearded bride. […] "

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yessir — see yessir

Interjection

yowzah

  1. Wow: an indication of surprise, excitement, or amazement.
    • 1933, Stella Blum, Everyday Fashion of the Thirties as pictured in Sears Catalogs, published 1986, page 56:
      Smart, snappy, swagger - packed with plenty of pepper for the youth that "knows all the answers." HOT! Yowzah! Just slip into a pair of these slacks and put yourself into circulation.
    • 2003, Robert B. Parker, chapter 22, in Shrink Rap:
      A tall young man with big blue eyes walked by in a tank top undershirt. He was in great shape.
      “Yowzah!” Spike said, watching him pass.
    • 2004, James Hynes, Kings of Infinite Space, page 21:
      "Yowzah," said Rick into the phone, his eyebrows shooting nearly up to his hairline. "The whole enchilada?"
    • 2005, Micqui Miller, Sweet Caroline:
      His gaze dropped to her slender ankles then to her shoes. Yowzah! She wore white-strapped sandals with at least four-inch heels. Now he knew he was dreaming—or he'd died and gone to heaven.
    • 2008, Joe Posnanski, The Soul of Baseball: A Road Trip Through Buck O'Neil's America, page 40:
      Ben Bernie was an orchestra leader who had gained a surprising sum of fame by leading a big band and, on occasion, shouting “Yowzah!” into his microphone. It was like that in 1938. You could become famous for shouting “Yowzah!”
    • 2012, K. J. Larsen, Sticks and Stones: A Cat DeLuca Mystery, page 188:
      Ginny giggled. "Can't you just see Roger as Captain Kirk? He'll be smokin' hot."
      I considered my chubby friend with his wild Einstein hair and mustache. Roger's body is a temple for Twinkies and super-sized fries. I mentally shoved, squeezed and packed every love-handle into Captain Kirk's sleek, form-fitting uniform. I got the Pillsbury dough boy in spandex.
      Yowzah!

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