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Vinony

pow

interjection

No English definition recorded for this entry.

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /paʊ/ / [pəʉ]

intj

Etymology: Onomatopoeic.

  1. The sound of a violent impact, such as a punch.

    “Whap, Biff, Ooooof, Sock, Pow, Zok! Batman is back. Gotham City is again leaving its law and order in the hands of a man who wears plastic underpants over his tights.”

  2. The sound of an explosion or gunshot.

    “Pow, they took off.”

    “‘Pow-pow-pow...’ Monte drew and slaughtered the besiegers.”

name

Etymology: Three possible origins: * A variant of the English surname Poe. * Borrowed from Cantonese 包 (baau1) and 鮑 /鲍 (baau1); compare Bao, which derives from the standard Chinese pronunciation of these characters. * Borrowed from Hokkien 傅 (pò͘); compare Fu, which derives from the standard Chinese pronunciation of these characters.

  1. A surname.

noun

Etymology: Variant forms.

  1. Alternative form of poll.

    “he'd snuffle round the door till the few remaining hairs on the bald pow of Munro would fair rise on end.”

  2. Clipping of powder (“powder snow”).