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Definition of wah-wah noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

wah-wah

noun
 
/ˈwɑː wɑː/
 
/ˈwɑː wɑː/
[uncountable] (music)
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  1. a special effect made on electric musical instruments, especially the guitar, which varies the quality of the sound
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryWah-wah is used before these nouns:
    • pedal
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    Word Origin1920s: imitative.
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