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Definition of wazoo

wazoo

/wɑːˈzuː/
wa · zoo
Plural:wazoos
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• noun

1

North American The buttocks or anus, especially as used in idiomatic phrases such as 'out the wazoo' or 'up the wazoo' to indicate a very large quantity or extreme degree.

Example

"Before the product launch, our engineering team had deadlines and paperwork coming out the wazoo."

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Word Nuance & Usage

Used almost exclusively in prepositional phrases like 'out the wazoo' or 'up the wazoo' to mean 'in great abundance' or 'to an excessive degree'.

• Rhymes for wazoo

• Nearby Words

wayward
waywardly
waywardness
wazoo
we
weak
weaken

Word Origin & Etymology

Coined in mid-20th-century American slang, likely as a playful alteration of 'kazoo' (by analogy with the sound made by the instrument) or 'razoo'.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Wazoo. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/wazoo
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