WaPo

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US/ˈwɑpoʊ/

proper noun

Syllabic abbreviation of Washington Post, a newspaper from the United States.

Less commonScrabble 9

Meanings

proper nounWaPo or the WaPo
  1. informaljournalismSyllabic abbreviation of Washington Post, a newspaper from the United States.

    It's quite impressive that the WaPo editorial board has come out with both barrels against <b₂> their own journalists <c₂>. (Black 2016)

    2017, Scott A. Eldridge II, Online Journalism from the Periphery: Interloper Media and the Journalistic Field, Routledge, →ISBN
Cite this entry
APA

WaPo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/WaPo

MLA

“WaPo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/WaPo. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “WaPo,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/WaPo.

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