If all of us can remember how great it felt to be wowed, why don't we make it a habit to do it more often for others? People remember you when you wow them, so to differentiate yourself with your clients and customers, think of doing something that would make them remember you.2015, Joe Sweeney, Mike Yorkey, Moving the Needle, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 200:
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We have the worst of both worlds: the royal family gives us nothing, and we in turn legitimise it, give it meaning and audience and pay, through subsidies and tax exemptions, for its ability to wow us.2023 May 8, Nesrine Malik, “The coronation pulled a screen across a desperate, failing nation – just as intended”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
wow
noun
Etymology Attested since the 16th century; borrowed from Scots wow; ultimately a natural exclamation.
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Informal Anything exceptionally surprising, unbelievable, outstanding, etc.
‘And say, Jimmy, wait till you see me in my new outfit...It’s a wow, kid.’1932, Delos W. Lovelace, King Kong, published 1965, page 144:
‘Jesus suffering fuck,’ said Adrian. ‘It’s not half a thought.’ ‘Face it, it’s a wow.’1991 September, Stephen Fry, chapter 1, in The Liar, London: Heinemann, →ISBN, section I, page 19:
On this trip, we talked with fellow cruisers about their travels and boats, and many were curious about the Beneteau Swift Trawler. Gow graciously gave tours, during which we heard many wows, oohs and aahs.2009 April, MotorBoating, page 43:
One woman took a seat nearer the front for a closer look at my maps. Several people exhaled loudly. I heard a wow now and then.2021 August 25, Jason King, The Climate Planner: Overcoming Pushback Against Local Mitigation and Adaptation Plans, Routledge, →ISBN:
Audio, Electrical engineering, Engineering, Natural sciences, Physical sciences A relatively slow form of flutter (pitch variation) which can affect both gramophone records and tape recorders.
I often hear flutter and wows spoken of.1930, F.H. Richardson, “F.H. Richardson's Comments”, in Motion Picture Herald, volume 120, page 22:
Sound films have to be loaded so that the sound is 5 seconds before the sound drum so a wow does not result when the film is punched up on the air.1970, Larry G. Goodwin, Thomas Koehring, Closed-circuit Television Production Techniques, page 80: