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mwah

intj · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /mwɑː/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /mwɑ/
  • Scotland: /mwʌ/
  • homophone: moi
  • rhymes with -ɑː

1

intj

Meaning 1

The sound of a kiss, to indicate blowing a kiss to someone.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Internet, often

Examples

  • Thanks guys. 3 kisses for you all: mwah mwah mwah!

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The hallmark sound of a fretless bass guitar played with a certain technique, where treble frequencies increase gradually after the attack.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Examples

  • Play it again, but with more mwah this time.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: mua — sound of a kiss
  • Chinese Mandarin: 麼麼噠 /么么哒 (memedā) — sound of a kiss
  • Chinese Mandarin: 摸摸 (mōmō) — sound of a kiss
  • Chinese Mandarin: 親親 /亲亲 (qīnqīn) — sound of a kiss
  • Finnish: pusi — sound of a kiss
  • Finnish: muisku — sound of a kiss
  • French: mouah — sound of a kiss
  • Greek: ματς μουτς — sound of a kiss
  • Italian: pciù — sound of a kiss
  • Italian: muah — sound of a kiss
  • Japanese: ちゅっ (chu') — sound of a kiss
  • Kazakh: шөп-шөп (şöp-şöp) — sound of a kiss
  • Korean: 쪽 (jjok) — sound of a kiss
  • Macedonian: цмок (cmok) — sound of a kiss
  • Polish: cmok — sound of a kiss
  • Portuguese: chuac — sound of a kiss
  • Russian: чмок (čmok) — sound of a kiss
  • Spanish: mua — sound of a kiss
  • Turkish: mucuk — sound of a kiss
  • Ukrainian: цьом (cʹom) — sound of a kiss
  • Finnish: muaa — sound of a fretless bass guitar