womp womp

[ womp womp, wahn wahn ]

interjection

, Slang.

1. (used to dismiss or to mock a failure, loss, etc.): The fan response to the team’s pathetic opener was a collective “womp womp.”

   I’m single again this year for Valentines Day—womp womp.

   The fan response to the team’s pathetic opener was a collective “womp womp.”

verb (used with or without object)

, Slang.

1. to comment on or judge with this dismissive or mocking expression: I hope his parents heard him womp womping at his sister’s dance recital—he needs to apologize.

   She cruelly womp womped his emotional childhood confession.

   I hope his parents heard him womp womping at his sister’s dance recital—he needs to apologize.

Word History and Origins

Origin of womp womp¹

First recorded in 2005–10; imitative of a sound made by a trombone to indicate a wrong answer or other minor humiliation, used on TV game shows and in movies

Example Sentences

Remember, after CNN cut ties with Trump's former campaign manager Corey Lewandowski in 2016, he killed over on their cable news competition with his “womp, womp” line in 2018.

From Salon

“Womp, womp” was Lewandowski’s version of “Dyn-o-mite!”

From Salon

In a statement sent out by White House spokeswoman Sharon Yang titled “Womp Womp,” she called the hearing Thursday a “sad spectacle” and a “stunt.”

From Washington Times

That was like the equivalent of a trombone womp, womp.

From New York Times

After a two-year pandemic-and-equity-revamping break, the James Beard Awards for restaurants and chefs are back, but — womp womp — the Seattle scene suffered a shutout.

From Seattle Times