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- [bou-wou, -wou]
- /ˈbaʊˌwaʊ, -ˈwaʊ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [bou-wou, -wou]
- /ˈbaʊˌwaʊ, -ˈwaʊ/
Definitions of bowwow word
- noun bowwow the bark of a dog, or a sound in imitation of it 3
- noun bowwow a dog 3
- intransitive verb bowwow to bark as or like a dog 3
- noun bowwow the bark of a dog. 1
- noun bowwow an imitation of this. 1
- noun bowwow Chiefly Baby Talk. a dog. 1
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Origin of bowwow
First appearance:
before 1570 One of the 33% oldest English words
First recorded in 1570-80; rhyming compound; imitative
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Parts of speech for Bowwow
noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bowwow popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
bowwow usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bowwow
noun bowwow
- puppy — a young dog, especially one less than a year old.
- cur — A cur is an unfriendly dog, especially a mongrel.
- stray — to deviate from the direct course, leave the proper place, or go beyond the proper limits, especially without a fixed course or purpose; ramble: to stray from the main road.
- tyke — Australia and New Zealand Informal. a Roman Catholic.
- bitch — If someone calls a woman a bitch, they are saying in a very rude way that they think she behaves in a very unpleasant way.
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