yowzah

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˈjaʊ.zə/

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yowzah (not comparable)

1. Pronunciation spelling of yes, sir.
   • 1977, “Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)”, Bernard Edwards, Nile Rodgers, Kenny Lehman (music), performed by Chic:

     Rumba and tango / Latin hustle too / Yowsah, yowsah, yowsah / I wanna boogie wit'choo

   • 1980, Paul McHugh, The Search for Goodbye-To-Rains: a novel:

     "Hey-y-y, Getane!" Someone yelling for me at the main dome. It was Mesquite.
     "Yowzah!"
     "You comin to the meetin, or what?"
     "I'se comin Massa Mesquite, jus ez fas ez Ah kin!"

   • 2007, Dean R. Anast, The Deeper Sinn, page 59:

     Then he mimicked an American accent. “Step right up folks, yowzah, yowzah, right this way to see the geek and his bearded bride. […] "

• (yes, sir): yessir, yessiree

• yes'm

yowzah

1. Wow: an indication of surprise, excitement, or amazement.
   • 1933, Stella Blum, Everyday Fashion of the Thirties as pictured in Sears Catalogs, published 1986, page 56:

     Smart, snappy, swagger - packed with plenty of pepper for the youth that "knows all the answers." HOT! Yowzah! Just slip into a pair of these slacks and put yourself into circulation.

   • 2003, Robert B. Parker, chapter 22, in Shrink Rap:

     A tall young man with big blue eyes walked by in a tank top undershirt. He was in great shape.
     “Yowzah!” Spike said, watching him pass.

   • 2004, James Hynes, Kings of Infinite Space, page 21:

     "Yowzah," said Rick into the phone, his eyebrows shooting nearly up to his hairline. "The whole enchilada?"

   • 2005, Micqui Miller, Sweet Caroline:

     His gaze dropped to her slender ankles then to her shoes. Yowzah! She wore white-strapped sandals with at least four-inch heels. Now he knew he was dreaming—or he'd died and gone to heaven.

   • 2008, Joe Posnanski, The Soul of Baseball: A Road Trip Through Buck O'Neil's America, page 40:

     Ben Bernie was an orchestra leader who had gained a surprising sum of fame by leading a big band and, on occasion, shouting “Yowzah!” into his microphone. It was like that in 1938. You could become famous for shouting “Yowzah!”

   • 2012, K. J. Larsen, Sticks and Stones: A Cat DeLuca Mystery, page 188:

     Ginny giggled. "Can't you just see Roger as Captain Kirk? He'll be smokin' hot."
     I considered my chubby friend with his wild Einstein hair and mustache. Roger's body is a temple for Twinkies and super-sized fries. I mentally shoved, squeezed and packed every love-handle into Captain Kirk's sleek, form-fitting uniform. I got the Pillsbury dough boy in spandex.
     Yowzah!

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