Ma’anar ƙamus na kalmar “wauta” ita ce yin wayo ko yaudarar wani don a yi masa kallon wawa ko wawa. Yin yaudarar wani ne ko kuma sanya shi gaskata wani abu da ba gaskiya ba ne don samun riba ko yi masa izgili. Yawanci ana amfani da kalmar ta wata ma'ana mara kyau don bayyana halin rashin gaskiya, rashin adalci, ko magudi.
