Definitions
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- interjection Alternative form of
aw .
Etymologies
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Examples
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It's cute as in "aww, so cute * heart breaks in a good way* We love you Audrey!"
Response: Audrey Hepburn fantasyecho 2006
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I actually "aww"-ed him when I saw him at Comic-Con. *facepalm*
Spike Jonze and Jason Reitman Profiled; New York Times Quotes /Film | /Film 2009
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MTM had, as a matter of policy, the most restrictions on what kind of reactions they would accept from a studio audience no clapping for regular characters, no whistling, no cheering, no "aww"-ing.
Archive 2008-07-01 Jaime J. Weinman 2008
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MTM had, as a matter of policy, the most restrictions on what kind of reactions they would accept from a studio audience no clapping for regular characters, no whistling, no cheering, no "aww"-ing.
WKRP Episode: "Filthy Pictures" Jaime J. Weinman 2008
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And I take back what I said earlier...the true sad part of it all is that, with my rant and everything, I am still "aww"-ing in my mind...and think it's adorable.
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And I take back what I said earlier...the true sad part of it all is that, with my rant and everything, I am still "aww"-ing in my mind...and think it's adorable.
November 2007 Addie 2007
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Who are you to decide such a thing? aww, is the rich having trouble buying big houses and stuff? tough shit.
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Oh, don't worry, there'll be flirting, dates and hook-ups, but at its core, Free Agents will not have you swooning over "aww"-worthy moments.
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I took my little sister to this movie and she was in aww.
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The result is an "aww"-inducing 40-second video that serves as the perfect way to end a long week.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2012
bilby commented on the word aww
awww.
May 19, 2008
ooh commented on the word aww
this is cute and/or sad
September 25, 2008
EditorMark commented on the word aww
Google hits on April 13, 2013:
"aw, cute": 327 million
"aww, cute": 779 million
"awww, cute": 495 million
"awwww, cute": 210,000
My column on dictionaries' lacking a good definition of "aw": http://markallenediting.com/2010/03/18/awe-spreads-faster-than-dictionaries-can-keep-up/#comment-2295
April 13, 2013