wah-wah

• wah wah

Imitative.

wah-wah (not comparable)

1. (music) Modifying the resonance of musical notes to produce the effect of a human voice.

wah-wah

1. (US, Canada, onomatopoeia) The sad trombone sound, used to indicate failure or disappointment, often used mockingly.

   Synonym: womp womp

   • 2018 June 20, “Corey Lewandowski Mocks Immigrant Child With Down Syndrome Taken From Mother: 'Wah, Wah'”, in Inside Edition‎^[1]:

     When told during a Fox News segment about a 10-year-old with Down syndrome who was separated from her mother at the southern border, the former campaign manager of President Trump replied, "Wah wah."

wah-wah (plural wah-wahs)

1. (music) A wavering sound produced by means of a movable mute or by electronic means.

wah-wah (third-person singular simple present wah-wahs, present participle wah-wahing, simple past and past participle wah-wahed)

1. (music, intransitive) To make a wah-wah sound.

• haw-haw