chiefly West
as in hey
how delightful the rodeo rider shrieked, "Wahoo!" as he collected his prize money

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Interjection
  • But hey, great artists don’t shy away from the truth.
    Tony Sachs, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Not in a classroom with a lecture but sitting on your couch with your family, eating some popcorn, getting this informal education, and hopefully planting a seed that, hey, Black women do this type of science.
    Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 7 Mar. 2025
Interjection
  • Su trabajo ha sido reconocido con premios de Florida Society of News Editors y Society for Profesional Journalists.
    Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2025
  • Perhaps the dog butted in once and the humans laughed and made a fuss of the dog and the dog thinks, 'Ah-ha!
    Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
Interjection
  • My first thought is, wow to being good at making brisket.
    Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Lasers From concerts to light shows, lasers have been used to amaze and wow audiences.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Wahoo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wahoo. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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