"peow" meaning in English

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Interjection

Etymology: Imitative; compare pow. Etymology templates: {{m|en|pow}} pow
  1. (mostly in children's games) Sound of a gun or similar weapon firing. Tags: in children's games
    Sense id: en-peow-en-intj-dxxxJc-r Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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          "ref": "2012, Rohan Draper, Sunny and Mayo",
          "text": "As I fire, I think, I am so glad these aliens aren't experienced fighters, because they're all lined up ready to fire at me, but at four hundred lasers per second, I'd like to see them dodge it. “Peow, peow, peow!” Six seconds and they're all dead […]",
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