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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
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
adv
why (a purposeful misspelling)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Internet, not-comparable
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name
Initialism of Web Accessibility Initiative, an effort to improve the accessibility of the World Wide Web for people with disabilities.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
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noun
A Thai greeting wherein the palms are brought together in front of the face or chest, sometimes accompanied with a bow.
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phrase
Acronym of works as intended: current situation is what was intended and thus not subject to change.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences, software
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phrase
Acronym of working as intended.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences, software
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History
Phonetic respelling of why.
Borrowed from Thai ไหว้ (wâi, “a gesture of thanks”).
Across languages
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
