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 full spitting sound. The catchphrase went viral after a 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).

Perhaps compare ptui (“spitting sound”).

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/
Rhymes: -uːə

Interjection

hawk tuah

(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

Verb

hawk tuah (third-person singular simple present hawk tuahs, present participle hawk tuahing, simple past and past participle hawk tuahed) (slang, humorous)

(transitive and intransitive) To spit.
- 2024 September 27, @PeriBloxV2, Twitter‎^[6]:
  OMG OSWALD HAWK TUAHED :OOOOOO
- 2024 September 23, @Salty_Spitstain, Twitter‎^[7]:
  When he HAWK TUAHS on my thang
- 2024 August 16, @SuuphuhSouphuh, Twitter‎^[8]:
  Do you guys think that he hawk tuahs with plasma breath???
(transitive) To perform oral sex or otherwise suck (on something).
- 2024 September 22, @leeyuhm_, Twitter‎^[9]:
  fit to get my toes hawk tuahed by fine shyt
(transitive) To kill (to stun or amaze, as something funny).
- 2024 November 23, @oomfabutt, Twitter‎^[10]:
  this hawk tuahing me
- 2024 November 21, @okkotszn, Twitter‎^[11]:
  ok who did this 🤦 ts hawk tuahing mw^[sic]
- 2024 November 23, ripmysolo, Twitter‎^[12]:
  bro😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 nah ts hawk tuahing me