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whooey

whooey is the alternative form of whew.

Meaning of whew

Interjection

  1. An expressive sound made indicating the release of one's inner tension; the release of breath; an expression of relief.
    • (from strenuous labour) Whew! That box weighs a ton!
    Synonyms:
    phew
  2. An expression of amazement or surprise.
    • Now I must be off. Whew, it's as cold as the North Pole. Which way is the wind blowing?1934, P[amela] L[yndon] Travers, “East Wind”, in Mary Poppins (Mary Poppins; 1), London: Gerald Howe Ltd […], →OCLC, page 3
    Synonyms:
    wow

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Questions about whooey

What is whooey the alternative form of?
Whooey is the alternative form of whew.

Words near whooey in the dictionary

  1. whoobub
  2. whoodle
  3. whoodles
  4. whooed
  5. whooee
  6. whooey
  7. whoof
  8. whoofed
  9. whoofing
  10. whoofle dust
  11. whoofs

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Adapted from Wiktionary: whooey (page history and authors); whew (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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