zowie

[ zou-ee ]

interjection

1. (used to express keen pleasure, astonishment, approval, etc.)

Word History and Origins

Origin of zowie¹

An Americanism dating back to 1935–40

Example Sentences

His signature overalls stretch to accommodate his leathery largess faster than he can shout “Wowie! Zowie!”

From New York Times

That's what Zowie Li, who grew up in Wuhan, missed the most about not being able to make it home during the pandemic for the last three reunions.

From BBC

Zowie Boyd, an eighth-grader, called Center City a “second family,” which is something students missed during virtual learning.

From Washington Post

Instead, he has become an apostle of “Boosterism,” a loud, crass glorification of his middle-class way of life in Zenith, “the Zip City — Zeal, Zest and Zowie — 1,000,000 in 1935.”

From New York Times

All of Zowie’s mice are delightfully no-frills in terms of their design, but the EC2 is the most curvy mouse the company offers.

From The Verge