wah-wah

English

Alternative forms

• wah wah

Etymology

Imitative.

Adjective

wah-wah (not comparable)

1. (music) Modifying the resonance of musical notes to produce the effect of a human voice.

Derived terms

• wah-wah pedal

Translations

modifying the resonance of musical notes to produce the effect of a human voice

• French: wah-wah (fr)
• Japanese: ワウ (wau)
• Polish: wah-wah

Interjection

wah-wah

1. (US, Canada, onomatopoeia) The sad trombone sound, used to indicate failure or disappointment, often used mockingly.

   Synonym: womp womp

   • 2018 June 20, “Corey Lewandowski Mocks Immigrant Child With Down Syndrome Taken From Mother: 'Wah, Wah'”, in Inside Edition‎^[1]:

     When told during a Fox News segment about a 10-year-old with Down syndrome who was separated from her mother at the southern border, the former campaign manager of President Trump replied, "Wah wah."

Noun

wah-wah (plural wah-wahs)

1. (music) A wavering sound produced by means of a movable mute or by electronic means.

Translations

wavering sound

• Italian: wawa f
• Polish: efekt wah-wah m

Verb

wah-wah (third-person singular simple present wah-wahs, present participle wah-wahing, simple past and past participle wah-wahed)

1. (music, intransitive) To make a wah-wah sound.

Anagrams

• haw-haw