Out the Wazoo

Also:
up the wazoo
out the gazoo

Meaning of Idiom ‘Out the Wazoo’

When you have something out the wazoo (or up the wazoo), you have it in great abundance; in excessive quantity; in great plenty; everywhere; more than enough; too much. 1Spears, Richard A. McGraw-Hill’s Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions. McGraw-Hill, 2007.,2Ayto, John. [http://amzn.to/2vdGvI7 Oxford Dictionary of English Idioms]. Oxford: Oxford U, 2010.

Sentence Examples

“We have dirty dishes up the wazoo. Can you help me wash them?”

“My neighbor has a dozen chickens in his backyard so now I’ve got eggs out the wazoo.”

“My older brother had sports trophies out the wazoo but he was a terrible student.”

“ll generate false currency transaction reports out the wazoo.” — Breaking Bad: Abiquiu (2010)

“You have no idea the tap-dance I had to give those cops to get you out of here. You gave them probable cause out the wazoo.” — Hero (2015)

“Do you tell good stories?” “I got stories up the wazoo.” — I Am Sam (2002)

“Blood tissues are not completely compatible…”  “I know about compatibility. We’ve been tested up the wazoo. We’re both B-positive. Our tissues match.” — John Q (2002)

Origin

Wazoo means anus and has been used in this sense, for unknown reasons, since at least the early 1960s. The alternative gazoo is sometimes heard. Although this idiom is often considered vulgar or offensive, most speakers probably do not realize what the term ‘wazoo’ refers to.