woz ere

verb

Was here. Frequently placed after the author's name in graffiti.

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Meanings

verb
  1. UKslangWas here. Frequently placed after the author's name in graffiti.

    […] but it quickly gets repainted with Lennon images, peace messages and inconsequential tourist graffiti of the "we woz ere" variety.

    2007, Neil Wilson, Prague
    2 more examples

    What are couples up to when one reclines on the stones and is ridden by the other? Will our talk excite the vandal? He woz ere, like you are now […]

    1993, Fred D'Aguiar, British Subjects

    The wooden surfaces of these desks also made a wonderful surface on which to scratch your name for all posterity: "I woz ere" being a favoured phrase.

    2004, Sue Cowley, Sue Cowley's A-Z of Teaching

Origin

Pronunciation spelling of was here.

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APA

woz ere. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/woz%20ere

MLA

“woz ere.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/woz%20ere. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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