Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wazoo

/wɑˈzu/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.12 in modern English

Syllables: wa-zoo
IPA: /wɑˈzu/

17

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The anus.

Slang

noun

A horrible person; an arsehole.

Slang

Example Sentences

""When you get burned once," Markham continued, "as I did in 'Second Hundred Years' ... where I got my wazoo shot off ...""
"“He's doing it wrong! I am much more suave, debonair, and sophisticated than that!” “Yes, Dan, that's a very debonair stain you have on your shirt.” “I'll have you know I have sophistication coming out the wazoo!”"
"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.'"

Etymology

Possibly a variant of kazoo.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /wɑˈzu/

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

wazoos (plural)

Phrases

through the wazoo up the wazoo out the wazoo

Homonyms

wsu

Rhymes With

you do who new two too you-know-who through few true due talk down to

Questions

How do you pronounce wazoo?: The recorded pronunciation is /wɑˈzu/.
What does wazoo mean?: The anus.
Where does wazoo come from?: Possibly a variant of kazoo.

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