Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

goshwowboyoboy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
gosh-wow-boy-oboy
IPA
34
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

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

Dated; Derogatory; Slang

Example Sentences

Etymology

Blend of gosh + wow + boy + oh boy. 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 goshwowboyoboy (comparative) most goshwowboyoboy (superlative)

Synonyms

Questions

What does goshwowboyoboy mean?
Of or pertaining to a juvenile overenthusiasm; naive; uncritical.
Where does goshwowboyoboy come from?
Blend of gosh + wow + boy + oh boy. 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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