exclamation /ɔː/ /ɔː/ (also aw) used to express approval of something particularly attractive and pleasant Aww, look at how cute that lamb is! More Like This Exclamations Definitions on the go Look up any word in the dictionary offline, anytime, anywhere with the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary app. Check pronunciation: aww AW: Any Way: AW: Alien Ware (computers) AW: Allied Waste Industries (stock symbol; Phoenix, AZ) AW: Anchor (Well) Site West: AW: Article of War: AW: Airlift Wing: AW: All Welcome: AW: Arc Welding: AW: Arsene Wenger (soccer player) AW: Angkor Wat (ancient temple; Cambodia) AW: Attention Whore: AW: Armstrong Whitworth (UK aircraft) AW: Arrogant 0Aceg.