wazoo

English

Etymology

Possibly a variant of kazoo. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Evidence?”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wæˈzuː/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• (US, also) IPA^(key): /wɑˈzu/
• Rhymes: -uː

Noun

wazoo (plural wazoos)

1. (slang) The anus; ass.
   • 1969 September 3, Richard K. Shull, “What 'Mr. Deeds' Is Depends On Speaker”, in Indianapolis News‎^[1], page 19:

     "When you get burned once," Markham continued, "as I did in 'Second Hundred Years' ... where I got my wazoo shot off ..."

2. (slang) A horrible person; an arsehole.
   • 1969, Beard & Kennedy, Bored of the Rings, page 87:

     Even now, in the spring, the river softly cries, 'Menthol, Menthol, you are one wazoo. One day I'm the elf next door and the poof I'm a river.'

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:anus.

Derived terms

• through the wazoo
• up the wazoo
• out the wazoo