Standard Lemma guide

phwoar

intj · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /fwɔː(ɹ)/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)

1

intj

Meaning 1

Expresses sexual desire on seeing a person to whom one is attracted.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, slang

Examples

  • That Susan, phwoar!
  • For quotations using this term, see Citations:phwoar.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To express sexual desire upon seeing a person that one finds sexually attractive.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Imitative of the sound made, with the mouth initially partly closed and then opened wide.