What is the W for Ｗワーク


Just as the title, what is the W in _**Ｗワーク**_?

There is also those _**U-turn**_ _**I-turn**_.....etc

Could you elaborate why is it just a single leter and what is the meaning of
it?




W is pronounced ダブルユー (EDIT: or actually probably more commonly as ダブリュー or
even only just ダブル as pointed out by Nanigashi in the comments below), based
on the English alphabetic name of the same letter.

Over time the association between the romaji "W" and the ダブル part of
ダブルユー/ダブリュー has lead to a custom where any context involving the word
double/ダブル can be compactly abbreviated in text form as "W". Often seen in
advertising too:  
Wバーガー and such.

As you've probably guessed by now, Wワーク（ダブルワーク）simply refers to having two
jobs at once.




W is pronounced ダブルユー (EDIT: or actually probably more commonly as ダブリュー or
even only just ダブル as pointed out by Nanigashi in the comments below), based
on the English alphabetic name of the same letter.

Over time the association between the romaji "W" and the ダブル part of
ダブルユー/ダブリュー has lead to a custom where any context involving the word
double/ダブル can be compactly abbreviated in text form as "W". Often seen in
advertising too:  
Wバーガー and such.

As you've probably guessed by now, Wワーク（ダブルワーク）simply refers to having two
jobs at once.

