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W.

The twenty-third letter of the English alphabet, called double U and written in the Latin script.

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Meaning & usage

character/ˈdʌb(əl)juː/UK/ˈdʌbə(l)ju/US/ˈdʌbəlju/China
  1. The twenty-third letter of the English alphabet, called double U and written in the Latin script.

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adj/ˈdʌb(əl)juː/UK/ˈdʌbə(l)ju/US/ˈdʌbəlju/China
  1. Excellent, top-notch (abbreviation of winner). (Compare noun etymology 2, noun sense 4 and etymology 2, noun sense 5.)

    slang
    You, sir, are a W man.
    You got her number? W rizz!
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name/ˈdʌb(əl)juː/UK/ˈdʌbə(l)ju/US/ˈdʌbəlju/China
  1. George W. Bush (born 1946), the 43rd president of the United States (2001–2009).

    US · informal
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Abbreviations of various words beginning with W.

noun/ˈdʌb(əl)juː/UK/ˈdʌbə(l)ju/US/ˈdʌbəlju/China
  1. Abbreviation of women (sign on toilet door).

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  2. Abbreviation of west.

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  3. Abbreviation of Wednesday.

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  4. Abbreviation of wins (statistic).

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  5. Abbreviation of win.

    Internet · abbreviation · alt-of · countable
    You say that like it's not an absolute W.
  6. Abbreviation of wicket.

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  7. Abbreviation of warrant.

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Abbreviations of various words beginning with W.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.