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Wass¹

Where it comes from

From the Norman personal name Wazo.

proper noun Wasses

  1. countable, uncountable A surname from Norman.
  2. countable, uncountable A village in Byland with Wass parish, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Ryedale district (OS grid ref SE5579).

wass²

  • [ˈwæs] Multicultural London English
  • [ˈwas] Multicultural London English

Rhymes with -æs

Where it comes from

From Somali was (“to have sexual intercourse with, to fuck”, verb); compare English fuckry. The multiple meanings of jazz also mirror this word well.

noun

  1. Multicultural London English, uncountable wanton disposition, unorderly state of mind or behaviour That shit's going straight to my head I been on every single block that I beef The beef can't dead 'til the opps are dead I'm fully on wass, yes I say that shit on my chest […] The young boys really on wass, go over there and do gang proud
  2. Multicultural London English, uncountable specifically inane or sottish words I been out here since qway back Man can't tell man nothing All of these new plates talkin wass I'm soon gonna show man sutting

    Similar: flizz, jazz, absurdity, all my eye, all my eye and Betty Martin, apple grease, applesauce, bafflegab, balderdash, balls, baloney, banana oil

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@misc{wass_2026,
  title = {wass},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wass},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}