wuz

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/wəz/

A form of was — Used in phrases with existential there when the semantic subject is (usually third-person) plural.

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Meanings

verb
  1. pronunciation spellingEye dialect spelling of was.

    She wuz robbed!

    1 more example

    ‘We wuz talkin’ and the monk got loose, and she sent me off to catch him.’

    1932, Delos W. Lovelace, King Kong, published 1965, page 64

Rhymes & wordplay

Sounds the same

was (unstressed)
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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