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Wheaton
WEE-tuhn
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A surname, and the name of several towns in the United States, including the county seat of DuPage County, Illinois.
"She grew up in Wheaton, Illinois."
How to Use Wheaton
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishMainly a place name and surname; also, playfully, an internet slang unit for a large follower count.
Word Forms
Wheatons plural, wheatons plural
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Etymology
As a slang unit ("a wheaton"), it was coined in 2009 by cartoonist John Kovalic, named after actor Wil Wheaton, meaning about 500,000 social-media followers.