mwah
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Onomatopoeic. From the sound made when kissing, or the sound of a fretless bass.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /mwɑː/, [ʘ]
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /mwɑ/, [ʘ]
- (Scotland) IPA(key): /mwʌ/, [ʘ]
- Homophone: moi
- Rhymes: -ɑː
Interjection
mwah
- (often Internet slang) The sound of a kiss, to indicate blowing a kiss to someone.
- Thanks guys. 3 kisses for you all: mwah mwah mwah!
- 2025, Fraxiom, “kutna hora”, performed by Food House:
- 'Cause he looks like how Bayboy draws Sam the dog / With the beard I can sink my lips into like mwah
Coordinate terms
Derived terms
Translations
sound of a kiss
Noun
mwah (uncountable)
- The hallmark sound of a fretless bass guitar played with a certain technique, where treble frequencies increase gradually after the attack.
- Play it again, but with more mwah this time.
Translations
sound of a fretless bass guitar
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See also
- mwah ha ha
- mwha (South Africa)
Anagrams
Dutch
Etymology
Onomatopoeic.
Interjection
mwah
Mokilese
Noun
mwah
References
- Harrison, Sheldon P., Mokilese-English Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1977
Old Javanese
Etymology
Affixed uwah (“repetition; change”) + (m)aN-.
Adjective
mwah
- full of holes, worn out
Alternative forms
Derived terms
Conjunction
mwah
Particle
mwah
- emphatic particle
Further reading
- "mwah" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.