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wazoo

noun

wa·​zoo (ˌ)wä-ˈzü How to pronounce wazoo (audio)
slang
: anus

see also up the wazoo

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This space has windows out the wazoo, and now that the very Parisian-feeling Entre Nous occupies it that means golden-hued light radiating onto the street inviting passerby in. Oset Babür-Winter, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Oct. 2025 But the end result still sounds auto-tuned up the wazoo, zhuzhed further with great dollops of coloratura note-bending and wailing. Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Apr. 2024 As every aspiring writer is taught, drama is conflict, and, in technical terms, pickleball has drama out the wazoo. Beth Teitell, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Aug. 2023 The third chapter in the saga of Alex the lion (Ben Stiller) and his Central Park Zoo pals… has timing up the wazoo. Gwen Ihnat, EW.com, 28 Apr. 2023 See All Example Sentences for wazoo

Word History

Etymology

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First Known Use

1961, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of wazoo was in 1961

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“Wazoo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wazoo. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.

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