used to express excitement, enthusiasm, admiration, etc.
zowie in American English
(ˈzaui)
interjection
(used to express keen pleasure, astonishment, approval, etc.)
Word origin
[1935–40, Amer.]This word is first recorded in the period 1935–40. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Arts and Crafts Movement, Rhodesian ridgeback, aeroembolism, complementation, gangbuster