bow-chicka-wow-wow
bow-chicka-wow-wow noun: sexual activity or approval.
Noun
bow-chicka-wow-wow (uncountable)
- Sexual activity or approval.
- I think it's best to just chill and talk. That's not the place to... bow-chicka-wow-wow [laughs].2008, Dollicia Bryan, King Magazine, page 376
- To pull you out of the funk you've been in since Christmas, Man Teach orchestrated some bow-chicka-wow-wow time for you and Boy Wonder.2014, Madeline Freeman, The Naturals Trilogy
- The music used in pornographic movies or by strippers.
- After an hour, the rest of your life might be a wreck but this realm of your universe will be left with only the most versatile collection of favorites, classics and the occasional one-off that forever highlights your endowments, redefines your shape, and puts you in the mood for, well . . . After...2012, Lisa Alcalay Klug, Hot Mamalah: The Ultimate Guide for Every Woman of the Tribe, →ISBN
- If I have a lot of blooms to work with, I'll just pick an entire flower, take the whole thing over to the female, and rub its anthers over the stigma (sometimes making bee buzzing or bow-chicka-wow-wow noises for my own amusement).2013, Joseph Tychonievich, Plant Breeding for the Home Gardener, →ISBN
Forms of bow-chicka-wow-wow
| alternative form | bow chica wow wow |
|---|---|
| alternative form | bow-chica-wow-wow |
| alternative form | bow chicka bow wow |
| alternative form | bow-chick-a-wow-wow |
| alternative form | bow-chicka-bow-wow |
| alternative form | bow chicka wow wow |
Origin of bow-chicka-wow-wow
From onomatopoeia for the stereotypical funk riff used in the soundtracks to pornographic films. Wired credits comedian Jordan Brady as "apparently the first person ever to use the phrase" and it was a part of his act in his Evening at the Improv routine in 1989.
Questions about bow-chicka-wow-wow
- What does bow-chicka-wow-wow mean?
- Bow-chicka-wow-wow means sexual activity or approval.
- What part of speech is bow-chicka-wow-wow?
- Bow-chicka-wow-wow is a noun.
Words near bow-chicka-wow-wow in the dictionary
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