interjection General Slang

holy wah

· interjection · midwest

Yooper exclamation of awe or disbelief — basically 'holy cow' with a Finnish accent.

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The signature Yooper exclamation — surprise, awe, mild outrage, all in two syllables. The 'wah' carries Finnish-immigrant DNA from the U.P.'s mining heritage. Used the way a Minnesotan says 'oh geez' or a Bostonian says 'wicked'.

“Holy wah, look at the size of that buck.”
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holy wah In A Sentence

Holy wah, look at the size of that buck.

Origin & Usage

Yooper English, shaped by Finnish-American settlers in Michigan's Upper Peninsula copper country.

Variants holy wah!
Tags #midwest#yooper#upper-peninsula#exclamation

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