mwahn.int.

Brit.

/mwɑː/,

/mwa/, U.S.

/mwɑ/

Forms: 1900s– mwaah, 1900s– mwah.

Origin: An imitative or expressive formation.

Etymology: Imitative.

A. n.

An exaggerated kiss, esp. one given on the cheek to a social acquaintance; an air kiss. (Frequently reduplicated.)

ΚΠ

1966 A. Shulman & R. Youman How Sweet it Was iii. 93 She performed with infectious enthusiasm and an unfailing smile, ending every show with a ‘Mwah!’—a kiss thrown to the audience.

1993 Times 12 Oct. 19/5 On each visit we exchange four Breton-style mwah-mwahs, back and forth on each cheek, whenever we meet.

1994 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 7 May 15 The foyer beforehand was wall-to-wall mwahs!.. In the course of 10 minutes there this column counted exactly 138 kisses.

1995 Independent (Nexis) 8 Jan. 26 Inuits rub noses, but a mwah, mwah without exchange of bodily fluids is preferred in Islington.

B. int.

Representing the sound of a kiss, deliberately exaggerated to convey superficiality or pretentiousness. (Frequently reduplicated.)

ΚΠ

1986 R. Novak & M. Shaughnessy People (U.S.) (Electronic ed.) 6 Oct. She even manages to infuse a line of kisses—‘mwah, mwah, mwah’—with a certain wry humor on What You Get.

1992 Punch 8 Apr. 35/1 Flossie! Mwah! Long time no hair. Coming ate fur dinner lair?

1995 Independent on Sunday 24 Sept. (Review Suppl.) 46/1 Mincing and poncing about..dispensing patronage. ‘Dear heart. Sugar-plum. Sweetie-pie. Mwah! Mwah! Mwah!’

1997 K. O'Riordan Boy in Moon i. 18 ‘Come and give Mummy her morning kiss,’ Julia wheedled... ‘Mwah, mwah, mwah,’ she went to Sam's cheek.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mwah
释义	mwahn.int. Brit. /mwɑː/, /mwa/, U.S. /mwɑ/ Forms: 1900s– mwaah, 1900s– mwah. Origin: An imitative or expressive formation. Etymology: Imitative. A. n. An exaggerated kiss, esp. one given on the cheek to a social acquaintance; an air kiss. (Frequently reduplicated.) ΚΠ 1966 A. Shulman & R. Youman How Sweet it Was iii. 93 She performed with infectious enthusiasm and an unfailing smile, ending every show with a ‘Mwah!’—a kiss thrown to the audience. 1993 Times 12 Oct. 19/5 On each visit we exchange four Breton-style mwah-mwahs, back and forth on each cheek, whenever we meet. 1994 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 7 May 15 The foyer beforehand was wall-to-wall mwahs!.. In the course of 10 minutes there this column counted exactly 138 kisses. 1995 Independent (Nexis) 8 Jan. 26 Inuits rub noses, but a mwah, mwah without exchange of bodily fluids is preferred in Islington. B. int. Representing the sound of a kiss, deliberately exaggerated to convey superficiality or pretentiousness. (Frequently reduplicated.) ΚΠ 1986 R. Novak & M. Shaughnessy People (U.S.) (Electronic ed.) 6 Oct. She even manages to infuse a line of kisses—‘mwah, mwah, mwah’—with a certain wry humor on What You Get. 1992 Punch 8 Apr. 35/1 Flossie! Mwah! Long time no hair. Coming ate fur dinner lair? 1995 Independent on Sunday 24 Sept. (Review Suppl.) 46/1 Mincing and poncing about..dispensing patronage. ‘Dear heart. Sugar-plum. Sweetie-pie. Mwah! Mwah! Mwah!’ 1997 K. O'Riordan Boy in Moon i. 18 ‘Come and give Mummy her morning kiss,’ Julia wheedled... ‘Mwah, mwah, mwah,’ she went to Sam's cheek. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.int.1966
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