"mwah" meaning in All languages combined

See mwah on Wiktionary

Interjection [Dutch]

Head templates: {{head|nl|interjection}} mwah
  1. meh
    Sense id: en-mwah-nl-intj-9lJVCU13 Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header

Interjection [English]

IPA: /mwɑː/ [Received-Pronunciation], /mwɑ/ [General-American], /ʘwʌ/ [Scotland] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-mwah.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -ɑː Etymology: Onomatopoeic. From the sound made when kissing, or the sound of a fretless bass. Etymology templates: {{onomatopoeic|en}} Onomatopoeic Head templates: {{en-interj}} mwah
  1. (often Internet slang) The sound of a kiss, to indicate blowing a kiss to someone. Tags: Internet, often Derived forms: mwah-mwah Coordinate_terms: air kiss, flying kiss Translations (sound of a kiss): mua (Chinese Mandarin), 麼麼噠 (Chinese Mandarin), 么么哒 (memedā) (Chinese Mandarin), 摸摸 (mōmō) (Chinese Mandarin), 親親 (Chinese Mandarin), 亲亲 (qīnqīn) (Chinese Mandarin), pusi (Finnish), muisku (Finnish), pciù (Italian), ちゅっ (chu') (Japanese), chuac (Portuguese), чмок (čmok) [masculine] (Russian), mucuk (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-mwah-en-intj-CqcZq9fC
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: mouah, muah, mwa, mwuah

Noun [English]

IPA: /mwɑː/ [Received-Pronunciation], /mwɑ/ [General-American], /ʘwʌ/ [Scotland] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-mwah.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -ɑː Etymology: Onomatopoeic. From the sound made when kissing, or the sound of a fretless bass. Etymology templates: {{onomatopoeic|en}} Onomatopoeic Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} mwah (uncountable)
  1. The hallmark sound of a fretless bass guitar played with a certain technique, where treble frequencies increase gradually after the attack. Tags: uncountable Related terms: mwah ha ha, mwha [South-Africa] Translations (sound of a fretless bass guitar): muaa (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-mwah-en-noun-ZaAiAbhF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English onomatopoeias Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 65 Disambiguation of English onomatopoeias: 36 64
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: mouah, muah, mwa, mwuah

Alternative forms

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