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wus

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English

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Etymology 1

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See wuss

Noun

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wus (plural wusses)

  1. Alternative spelling of wuss

Etymology 2

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See wu

Noun

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wus

  1. plural of wu

Etymology 3

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Eye dialect spelling of was.

Verb

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wus

  1. (African-American Vernacular) Eye dialect spelling of was.
    She wus walking home when it happened.

Anagrams

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Catawba

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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The word is related to wos (bee).

Noun

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wus

  1. wasp

Indonesian

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Etymology

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Possibly from English whoosh. Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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wus

  1. whoosh: a sound of object that passing at high speed

Further reading

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Mokilese

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Etymology

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From Proto-Oceanic *pudi, from Proto-Austronesian *punti.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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wus

  1. banana
  2. banana tree

Usage notes

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When referring to the tree, wus is considered part of the long objects class; when referring to the fruit, it is considered a part of the general class.

Inflection

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Derived terms

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References

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North Frisian

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Verb

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wus

  1. first/third-person singular preterite of weese