mwah

English

Alternative forms

mwa
muah

Etymology

Onomatopoeic. From the sound made when kissing, or the sound of a fretless bass.

Pronunciation

enPR: mwä
(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /mwɑː/
(General American) IPA^(key): /mwɑ/
Rhymes: -ɑː

Interjection

mwah

The sound of a kiss to indicate sending a kiss through the air to someone, as frequently used in email, chat and text messages.
Thanks guys. 3 kisses for you all: mwah mwah mwah!

Coordinate terms

Derived terms

mwah-mwah

Translations

sound of a kiss

Chinese:
Mandarin: mua, 麼麼噠, 么么哒 (memedā), 摸摸 (mōmō), 親親 (zh), 亲亲 (zh) (qīnqīn)
Finnish: pusi (fi), muisku
French: please add this translation if you can

Italian: pciù
Japanese: please add this translation if you can
Portuguese: please add this translation if you can
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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

Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

Finnish: muaa
Portuguese: please add this translation if you can

See also

mwah ha ha
mwha (South Africa)

Anagrams

hawm, wham

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