mrow

Hello. What does 'mrow' mean in this context?
Does it mean 'bye'?


(She is talking to her husband on the phone.)
Okay, come home when you're done... I have something to tell you.
I love you too.
Mrow!

Where did you see or hear this? 'Mrow' is not an English word.

*** NOT A TEACHER ***

I assume it's similar to "meow" (the sound a cat makes), and it indicates that she is her husband's pussycat.

It's from a graphic novel by Nate Powell.

frindle said:

It's from a graphic novel by Nate Powell.

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Then the picture might well confirm e[STRIKE]msr2d2[/STRIKE]~Mav~'s suggestion.

The picture is showing that the woman is just hanging up the phone.
And I think you are right.
Thank you all. :-D

frindle said:

The picture is showing that the woman is just hanging up the phone.

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What picture?

My first impression was that she's making the sound often accompanying an air kiss:

mwah.

Rover

5jj said:

Then the picture might well confirm emsr2d2's suggestion.

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I've suggested something without even taking part in the thread! Wow, I'm good!

Since I'm here, but without being able to look at the picture, I'd be inclined to think it was a version of the "Mwah" kiss sound. However, the "sex kitten" meow sounds equally feasible, Eartha Kitt style.

emsr2d2 said:

I've suggested something without even taking part in the thread! Wow, I'm good!

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My apologies to ~Mav~. Tomorrow I'll try to wake up before I get up.

~Mav~ said:

*** NOT A TEACHER ***

I assume it's similar to "meow" (the sound a cat makes), and it indicates that she is her husband's pussycat.

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NOT A TEACHER


(1) Of course, I immediately rushed to Professor Google and learned that you are

100% correct.

(2) The Urban Dictionary tells us that it is "a human impersonation of a cat,

either to annoy or show suggestiveness."

(3) Maybe learners should not use this word, for -- according to the Urban

Dictionary -- it can refer to romantic affairs or even to a certain illegal drug.

On my keyboard the "e" is just to the left of the "r".
This might be a simple typo.
When corrected, "meow" seems most plausible.

John

5jj said:

My apologies to ~Mav~. Tomorrow I'll try to wake up before I get up.

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You needn't apologise. I feel flattered that you mistook my comment for emsr2d2's. :-D

TheParser said:

(1) Of course, I immediately rushed to Professor Google and learned that you are

100% correct.

(2) The Urban Dictionary tells us that it is "a human impersonation of a cat,

either to annoy or show suggestiveness."

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Thank you very much for confirming my idea. :up:

My first impression also was that a cat sound was being rendered, but a purr rather than a meow.