UWs

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A form of Upper West Side — A neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States.

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Meanings

UWs1

noun
  1. pluralplural of UW

UWS2

proper noun
  1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Upper West Side: a neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States.

    A 55-year-old man visiting from Denmark was slashed in the face in an unprovoked attack on the Upper West Side on Wednesday.

    2024 November 20, “UWS slashing: Tourist hurt in Upper West Side attack in NYC”, in ABC7 New York
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    After some new Shake Shack UWS plywood was revealed yesterday, there was some chatter in the comments and elsewhere that the creators were ripping off the...

    2008 July 24, Amanda Kludt, “ShackWatch: Shake Shack’s New Design Explained”, in Eater New York

    When word of a dead woman at a local swimming hole gets out, for example, an Upper West Side transplant with the user name BOYMAMA laments, “Jesus Christ, we left the UWS to move somewhere safe!”

    2022 April 5, Elizabeth Wetmore, “How Far Will Parents Go to Protect Their Sons?”, in The New York Times
  2. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of University of Wisconsin–Superior.
  3. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of University of the West of Scotland.
  4. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of University of Western States.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
upper west side
Cite this entry
APA

UWs. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/UWs

MLA

“UWs.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/UWs. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “UWs,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/UWs.

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