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