hawk tuah

English

This English term is a hot word. Its inclusion on Wiktionary is provisional.

Alternative forms

• hawk tuhh (now less common)
• hawk tua (now less common)

Etymology

Onomatopoeic, imitative of a spitting sound. The catchphrase originates from a viral street interview conducted in June 2024 with Haliey Welch, who stated that her signature move for making a man “go crazy” in bed was to “give him that hawk tuah and spit on that thang”. However, isolated uses exist earlier (albeit without the association with oral sex).

Pronunciation

• Originally: IPA^(key): [hɔkʰ tʼɤ̂ː]
• (General Australian) enPR:, IPA^(key): /hɔk ˈtʉːə/
• (UK) enPR: hôk to͞o′ə, IPA^(key): /hɔːk ˈtuː.ə/
  • (Standard Southern British) IPA^(key): [hoːk ˈtʉwə]
• (US) enPR: hôk to͞o′ə, IPA^(key): /hɔk ˈtu.ə/
  • (cot–caught merger) enPR: häk to͞o′ə, IPA^(key): /hɑk ˈtu.ə/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -uːə

Interjection

hawk tuah

1. (slang, humorous, vulgar) The sound of spitting, especially when on a person's penis in preparation for oral sex.
   • [2021 February 26, @yenahearts, Twitter‎^[1], archived from the original on 7 July 2024:

     *sees ateez backstage on kingdom* HAWK TUAH]

   • 2024 June 10, @timanddeetv, quoting Haliey Welch, Instagram‎^[2]:

     [Dee:] What's one move in bed that makes a man go crazy every time?
     [Haliey Welch:] Oh, you gotta give him that hawk tuah and spit on that thang, you get me?

   • 2024 June 22, @medus4_cdc, Twitter‎^[3], archived from the original on 7 July 2024:

     Important life advice: Know when to hawk tuah, and when to swallow

   • 2024 June 24, “Hawk Tuah Freestyle” (1:30 from the start)‎^[4]performed by Token:

     If she don't "hawk tuah" I don't talk to her

   • 2024 July 4, “Hawk Tuah” (0:25 from the start)‎^[5]performed by Piles:

     Hit me with that hawk tuah baby, go and bless it / I don't like when you keep it clean, go and make it messy

See also

• hawk, hock, hack (“cough”)
• tuah, tuh, ptui (the sound of spitting)

Further reading

• “Hawk Tuah Girl”, in Know Your Meme, launched 2007