Whooshes

Word WHOOSHES
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Definitions and meanings of "Whooshes"

What do we mean by whooshes?

A breathy sound like that of an object passing at high speed.

Looking in the internet comment section you may see "r/whoosh", or "whoosh" and wonder "wHaT dOeS iT mEaN?". I got chu. If you see a dumb comment that completely misses the point of the subject (for example someone not getting/taking a joke), then you type "whoosh" which means it went way over their head! Urban Dictionary

Single word exclamation, accompanied by a gesture where the hand is swept palm down over the head from front to back with about three inches clearance. Indicates that the joke just told was too sophisticated for the listener and has gone "way over their head". Sometimes comes to mind when reading feedback on Urban Dictionary quality control. Urban Dictionary

Related to R/Whoosh which means a joke has completely gone over your head ("whoosh") is the sound of something flying over you Urban Dictionary

The act of ripping off ones clothes whilst simultaneously sticking ones penis up ones vagina. A popular sex move in Halifax. Urban Dictionary

Spoken otomatopeia that indicates when something has gone over the listener's head. Urban Dictionary

A sound in one's ears or actually in the brain sometimes made by a disease called Tinnitus. Missed deadlines can make the same sound. "I love deadlines. I love the whooshing sound they make as they fly by." Douglas Adams, English novelist Urban Dictionary

(n.) the sound of something flying by very quickly, deadlines for instance. (v.) to pass by very rapidly. Urban Dictionary

A word that was made popular by being the name of a subreddit. it refers to people who don't realise something is a joke. also referred to as r/whoosh. Urban Dictionary

Something you say to someone who didn't understand the sarcasm/joke. As if it wen't right over their head or they saw right through it. Urban Dictionary

Whoosh is the term to describe an enthusiastic swishing sound, often used when one is talking about something totally unbelievable that perhaps may have zoomed past unbelievably fast, both in a literal or figurative sense. Urban Dictionary

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The word "whooshes" in example sentences

"Flashback Liz Lemon," to whom the camera whooshes, is played by Saturday Night Live vet Julia Louis-Dreyfus. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I had been seeing quick 'whooshes' for a few years. ❋ Nightnurse (2009)

The large air release valve quickly and easily "whooshes" the air out. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Woolsey gets in his Volt, soundlessly starts it up and whooshes away. ❋ Gene Weingarten (2011)

The Roman candles and Catherine wheels were to be saved for the game itself, an affair of whooshes and starbursts in which Manchester City beat Arsenal by the only goal, thus putting their recent troubles firmly behind them. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Then suddenly a Bell Jet helicopter whooshes up the canyon. ❋ Richard Bangs (2011)

Another giggle as Ollie whooshes away, a wake of frigid air and flashing lightbulbs trailing behind. ❋ F. J. Lennon (2011)

The whooshes started to dissipate, and I lay there for a while until, mercifully, I was the victim of only jet lag. ❋ Lang Whitaker (2011)

Victoria Bergsman Peter Bjorn And John's Young Folks guests on Korallreven's As Young As Yesterday: all happy/sad vocals, skittering beats, and synth whooshes to ease us into autumn. ❋ Unknown (2011)

An energy whooshes by me, the hair on my arms and neck stand up, and I hear his ghostly voice whisper, “Okey-dokey.” ❋ F. J. Lennon (2011)

All cynicism thrown out with the wind that whooshes by as you drive with windows open down Pacific Coast Highway. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Suddenly air whooshes from my lungs he slams me to the floor. ❋ Unknown (2010)

A car whooshes by and flash floods the room with yellow light. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Person1: 911 was done by [Teletubbies] Person2: lmao Person3: NO IT WASN'T!!! Why do people keep saying that *gives a long [ass theory] on what their opinion is* Person2: [r/whoosh]! ❋ XChristinaXx (2018)

2. paris Capital of North Africa. j'en ai [marre] Source: fnjlas, Jun 20, 2004 A user said this should be deleted: [Factually] incorrect and the example is not even in English." ([Whoosh]!) ❋ CougarSW2 (2004)

You got [whooshed] = you completely [misunderstood] the point of [the joke] ❋ Antimansplainers (2018)

'Yeh [the sex] was [pretty good] last night. [It started] off with The Whoosh' ❋ KikiMusampa (2012)

A: This movie is [so gay]! B: There are no [homosexuals] in this movie. A: [Whoosh]! ❋ R. Kemp (2005)

Ooopss, [I am late] with my [tax] forms, just heard the [deadline] whooshing. ❋ Extrem0phile (2006)

"I love deadlines. I like the [whooshing] sound as they fly by." - [Douglas Adams]. A snowball [whooshed] past my face, missing by an infinitesmal distance; I let out my battle cry that woke up the whole neighborhood. ❋ Papermachete (2005)

"[I fucked your mum] [last night]" "no [my dad] did" "whoosh" ❋ Ninjakirbz (2021)

"That [christmas sweater] looks wonderful [jerry].. Even in summer." "Thank you!" "[Whoosh]..." ❋ Justanamebro (2017)

"So, like, there was this thing, and it was so fast, man, it was like [WHOOSH] and then bam! It was gone!" or "I dunno, man, I'm totally out of it today. I mean, today somebody was talking to me and everything they said just kept [whooshing] [past me], y'know? Just like [whoosh], and stuff." ❋ Steph (2004)

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