Schwa Edit Meaning

1.

1) An expression of excitement, or extreme happiness.

2) Acknowledgement of someone who has greeted you, or a greeting in itself.

3) A state of mind, in which one is relaxed.

4) A neural vowel sound used in the dictionary, depicted as a lowercase letter 'e', rotated 180 degrees counter-clockwise.

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Slang originated from Hashmeerof Group X, who used the phrase "Shiggity shiggity schwa." Eventually, Jager, of The Hoodlums in Upstate New York, began to use Schwa inan every day context.

1) "You got HALO2? Schwa!"

2) "Hey dude."

"Schwa."

3) "How do you feel?"

"Schwa."

4)

See Jager

2.

The upside-down "e" symbol you always see in dictionary pronunciation guides. Pronounced "uh" or "ih".

A schwa looks like an upside down e

3.

A person whom nobody notices. He/She tends to play dirty tricks on people and still go unnoticed. People say that to see a schwa is a real miracle, most people go their whole lives without seeing them. It takes a very observant person to notice the schwa.

Marty: did you hear that?

Finn: what?

Marty: that noise, it's over there in the corner.

Finn: you're crazy

Schwa: muahahaha

See crazy, clever

4.

A "neutral" vowel that sounds like the "uh" sound at the beginning of "about" and is represented by an upside-down lower-case "e" in dictionaries.

-What do you call that funny-looking letter in the dictionary? -It's called "schwa".

See epenthetic schwa, noun, adjective, adverb, linguistics

5.

See shwa

See meh

6.

-interjection, exclamation, interrogative

A contraction of the words say and what. Used in informal conversation to denote confusion or disbelief. Can be used interchangeably with the words huhand eh(for Canadians). First appearing in the late 80s, early 90s. Most notably used by Pauly Shore (as the Weasel) in the movie "Encino Man", and Mike Myers in the "Wayne's World" movies.

-Also can be used when cell phone conversation becomes garbled by a spotty coverage area.

Girl: Hey, hurry up. We've got to pick up some drinks. This frat party is BYOB.

Guy: Schwa?! *breaks into a cold sweat*

Mom (on phone): Oh, and honey don't come home without picking up myahr... *garbled*.

Child: Schwa?

See say what, shwa, swa, swah, huh, eh, what, understood

7.

A person who laughs like Blanche Barrow from the movie 'Bonnie and Clyde.' This laugh was so amazing that the actress who played Blanche actually won best supporting actress that year. To honor her memory, a schwa cries, "Heh heh heh" in similar fashion.

Friend 1: "Hey, is that a new magazine?"

Friend 2 (a schwa): "Heh heh heh."

See heh heh heh, blindo, schmuck, bonnie, clyde