wah-wah
English
Etymology
Adjective
wah-wah (not comparable)
Derived terms
Translations
modifying the resonance of musical notes to produce the effect of a human voice
Interjection
wah-wah
- (US, Canada, onomatopoeia) The sad trombone sound, used to indicate failure or disappointment. May be used mockingly; also written wah wah and 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
Translations
wavering sound
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Verb
wah-wah (third-person singular simple present wah-wahs, present participle wah-wahing, simple past and past participle wah-wahed)
- (music) to make a wah-wah sound