wazoo

English

Etymology

Possibly a variant of kazoo. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Evidence?”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wæˈzuː/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • (US, also) IPA(key): /wɑˈzu/
  • Rhymes: -uː

Noun

wazoo (plural wazoos)

  1. (slang) The anus; ass/arse.
    • 1969 September 3, Richard K. Shull, “What 'Mr. Deeds' Is Depends On Speaker”, in Indianapolis News‎[1], page 19:
      "When you get burned once," Markham continued, "as I did in 'Second Hundred Years' ... where I got my wazoo shot off ..."
    • 2011 January 15, Dan Mandel & Chris Pearson, “The Ninja” (10:11 from the start), in Dan Vs.‎[2], season 1, episode 4, spoken by Dan (Curtis Armstrong):
      “He's doing it wrong! I am much more suave, debonair, and sophisticated than that!” “Yes, Dan, that's a very debonair stain you have on your shirt.” “I'll have you know I have sophistication coming out the wazoo!”
  2. (slang) A horrible person; an arsehole.
    • 1969, Beard & Kennedy, Bored of the Rings, page 87:
      Even now, in the spring, the river softly cries, 'Menthol, Menthol, you are one wazoo. One day I'm the elf next door and the poof I'm a river.'

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