Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

goshwow

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
gosh-wow
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to a juvenile overenthusiasm; naive; uncritical.

Dated; Derogatory; Slang

adj

Of or pertaining to a sense of wonder; awe inspiring; amazement causing.

Dated; Slang

Example Sentences

Etymology

From gosh + wow. Derived from a caption ("Gosh! Wow! Boyohboy! The mosta and the besta!") used in the July 10, 1939 issue of Time magazine, reprinted from a letter in the August 1939 issue of science fiction pulp magazine Thrilling Wonder Stories, in an article about the first World Science Fiction Convention, aka Nycon I, held in New York in July 1939.

Usage

Inflected Forms

more goshwow (comparative) most goshwow (superlative)

Synonyms

Questions

What does goshwow mean?
Of or pertaining to a juvenile overenthusiasm; naive; uncritical.
Where does goshwow come from?
From gosh + wow. Derived from a caption ("Gosh! Wow! Boyohboy! The mosta and the besta!") used in the July 10, 1939 issue of Time magazine, reprinted from a letter in the August 1939 issue of science fiction pulp magazine Thrilling Wonder Stories, in an article about the first World Science Fiction Convention, aka Nycon I, held in New York in July 1939.

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