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awebo

awebo interjection: imitating the call of the willow grouse.

awebo: imitating the call of the willow grouse
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Interjection

  1. (colloquial) Imitating the call of the willow grouse.

Noun

awebo (plural awebos)

  1. (colloquial) A call from the willow grouse.
  2. (broadly, colloquial) A willow grouse, Lagopus lagopus.
    • Videos of Willow Ptarmigans accosting human interlopers have circulated online for years, but recently the popularity of such clips has skyrocketed, elevating the bird to meme status. Videos of ptarmigan encounters from cross-country skiers, snowmobilers, and other unsuspecting victims have been...[2025 April 11, Alex Tey, “This Grouse Is Going Viral: Meet the Willow Ptarmigan, AKA the ‘Awebo’ Bird”, in Audubon Magazine, Audubon, Arts & Culture

Synonyms of awebo

Forms of awebo

pluralawebos

Origin of awebo

Imitative; popularized on social media as an Internet meme.

Questions about awebo

What does awebo mean?
Awebo means imitating the call of the willow grouse.
What part of speech is awebo?
Awebo can be an interjection or a noun.

Words near awebo in the dictionary

  1. awe-stricken
  2. awe-struck
  3. awearied
  4. aweary
  5. aweather
  6. awebo
  7. awebos
  8. awebound
  9. awed
  10. awedness
  11. aweel

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