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through the wazoo

through the wazoo prepositional phrase: synonym of out the wazoo.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (colloquial) Synonym of out the wazoo.
    Synonyms:
    out the wazoo

Synonyms of through the wazoo

Origin of through the wazoo

Possibly a blend of through the roof + out the wazoo.

Questions about through the wazoo

What does through the wazoo mean?
Through the wazoo means synonym of out the wazoo.
What part of speech is through the wazoo?
Through the wazoo is a prepositional phrase.

Words near through the wazoo in the dictionary

  1. through the looking glass
  2. through the looking-glass
  3. through the mill
  4. through the roof
  5. through the sunroof
  6. through the wazoo
  7. through the wrong end of the telescope
  8. through thick and thin
  9. through ticketing
  10. through traffic
  11. through train

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