woo woo

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Sense 1

Meaning · English

A person readily accepting supernatural, paranormal, occult, or pseudoscientific phenomena, or emotion-based beliefs and explanations.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Người dễ chấp nhận hiện tượng siêu nhiên, siêu linh, hoặc giải thích dựa trên cảm xúc

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Register: derogatory, slang

Where it’s used: Used American English

Examples

That reporter is a bit of a woo woo.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Meaning · English

Supernatural, paranormal, occult, esoteric, or pseudoscientific phenomena, or emotion-based beliefs and explanations.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Hiện tượng siêu nhiên, siêu linh, hoặc niềm tin dựa trên cảm xúc

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Register: derogatory, slang

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “woo woo” mean?

A person readily accepting supernatural, paranormal, occult, or pseudoscientific phenomena, or emotion-based beliefs and explanations.

Is “woo woo” formal or informal?

woo woo is generally derogatory, slang.