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bow-chicka-wow-wow en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• audio onomatopoetic

Etymology

From onomatopoeia for the stereotypical funk riff used in the soundtracks to pornographic films. Wired credits comedian Jordan Brady as "apparently the first person ever to use the phrase" and it was a part of his act in his Evening at the Improv routine in 1989.

Meanings

1. (euphemistic, uncountable) Sexual activity or approval.
   • To pull you out of the funk you've been in since Christmas, Man Teach orchestrated some bow-chicka-wow-wow time for you and Boy Wonder. 2014, Madeline Freeman, The Naturals Trilogy:
   • And when all the kids finally moved out, she and Sawyer had had plenty of...how did the younger generation put it? Bow-chicka-wow-wow? 2014, Pamela Hearon, Moonlight in Paris, →ISBN, page 74:
   • I think it's best to just chill and talk. That's not the place to... bow-chicka-wow-wow [laughs]. 2008, Dollicia Bryan, King Magazine, page 376:
2. (onomatopoeic, uncountable) The music used in pornographic movies or by strippers.
   • If I have a lot of blooms to work with, I'll just pick an entire flower, take the whole thing over to the female, and rub its anthers over the stigma (sometimes making bee buzzing or bow-chicka-wow-wow noises for my own amusement). 2013, Joseph Tychonievich, Plant Breeding for the Home Gardener, →ISBN:
   • After an hour, the rest of your life might be a wreck but this realm of your universe will be left with only the most versatile collection of favorites, classics and the occasional one-off that forever highlights your endowments, redefines your shape, and puts you in the mood for, well . . . After such a great purge, you can't help but hear a faint “bow-chicka-wow-wow” calling your name. 2012, Lisa Alcalay Klug, Hot Mamalah: The Ultimate Guide for Every Woman of the Tribe, →ISBN:

Forms

wikipedia: Jordan Brady