- EWOW
- Excessive Winking On the Web ;-) Often occurs in personal or flirtatious emails. Can be linked to a nervous twitch. Also occurs in business emails in which sender is using passive aggressive methods to motivate, connect with or manipulate the recipient.
Here is an example of EWOW in an e-mail: Hi! ;-) Hope your day isn't too stressed out! ;-) So, is it appropriate to ask personal questions...aka, are you dating? Just curious ;-)
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