Meanings
alternative r/woosh · alternative misspelling r/whoosh
- InternetmetonymicallySynonym of whoosh.
I'm sorry but r/woooosh
2020 December 19, @mf_crybaby, Twitter (post)4 more examples
my friend you need some lessons in sarcasm ¶ r/woooosh
2018 May 15, @CoolBoi64, Twitter (post)They're laughing at you not getting the joke man. r/woooosh
2019 February 17, @sheldon_daily, Twitter (post)Hopefully you GET it's a JOKE cuz r/woooosh
2021 May 20, @rifqimuzakki94, Twitter (post)r/woooosh never been on twitter before?
2022 August 5, @CCQuillbb, Twitter (post)Synonyms: whoosh
Synonyms & antonyms
interjectionSynonym of whoosh.
Origin
From r/woooosh, a subreddit (discussion forum) on the American social news aggregation and discussion website Reddit in which Redditors post about Internet users who misinterpreted sarcastic statements as earnest, i.e. the joke went over their head. The subreddit name is thus taken from the onomatopoeia whoosh, representing the sound of a joke ostensibly flying over one's head. On Reddit, subreddits can be converted into hyperlinks by typing out their name in full, preceded by r/.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
r/woooosh. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/r%2Fwoooosh
“r/woooosh.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/r%2Fwoooosh. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “r/woooosh,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/r%2Fwoooosh.
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