English Explanatory Dictionary

bow-chicka-wow-wow

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Sexual activity or approval.
  2. The music used in pornographic movies or by strippers.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

bow-chicka-wow-wow bow chica wow wow bow-chica-wow-wow bow chicka bow wow bow-chick-a-wow-wow bow-chicka-bow-wow bow chicka wow wow

Etymology

From onomatopoeia for the stereotypical funk riff used in the soundtracks to pornographic films. Wired credits comedian Jordan Brady as "apparently the first person ever to use the phrase" and it was a part of his act in his Evening at the Improv routine in 1989.

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