WW
English
Alternative forms
- W.W., w.w.
Noun
WW (plural WWs)
- Initialism of world war.
- Initialism of worldwide. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
- (World War I military slang) Initialism of wild woman, i.e. prostitute.
References
- Lighter, Jonathan (1972) “The Slang of the American Expeditionary Forces in Europe, 1917-1919: An Historical Glossary”, in American Speech, volume 47, number 1/2, page 118
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʋeːˈʋeː/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -əʊ
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