Twitter Thread: Cat People Attempt To Phonetically Spell Out Their Cats' Particular Meows

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kalila courban
May 25, 2022 2:00 PM EDT

Hiya folks! If you guys are cat lovers like us, then you will know that every cat has a very unique 'meow', and a lot of them can hardly be called meows! Cats make the strangest, most adorable little noises and squeaks. Some are strict with the book 'meows' and some are more of a loose interpretation of the idea of a meow. Hey, we're not the artists here, only the critiques.

Today we came across this super silly and thought-provoking Twitter thread that challenged people to phonetically spell out their cats' particular meows. And wowee, this one really had the wheels in our brains turning as we read through the wide variety of 'meow' adaptations. We tried to answer the question for ourselves. We've got two cats at home, one calico and one beautiful black cat. Our calico has a low-pitched "roww, raaaoww" kind of thing going on, whereas our chunky black cutie has a very high-pitched "squeeeeeak" sound. Hey, we're just here for the constant entertainment. 

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    Font - Elle Has Cats @ellle_em Do your best to phonetically spell out your cat's particular meow 12:32 AM - May 22, 2022. Twitter for Android
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    Give it your best shot! We want to see what you guys have come up with in the comments, let's hear your best meows. 

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    Cat - Elle Has Cats @ellle_em Tyranitar: low-pitched staccato "mow. mow. mow." 12:35 AM - May 22, 2022. Twitter for Android
    via @ellle_em

    Mow…mow…mow mow mow mow mow mow.

    This guy is lean, mean, and a meowing machine. He's got business to take care of and he does not have time for your bs. 

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    Cat - Elle Has Cats @ellle_em Otter: breathy, quiet "hhhhh-oww?" 12:36 AM - May 22, 2022. Twitter for Android
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    Cat - Elle Has Cats @ellle_em Glaceon: super high-pitched "mreeeeeee" 12:36 AM May 22, 2022 Twitter for Android :
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    Cat - Elle Has Cats @ellle_em Clefairy: petulant "mmmmph mmmph" Translate Tweet 12:37 AM May 22, 2022 Twitter for Android
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    Cat - Elle Has Cats @ellle_em Hoppip: querulous, demanding "muh-owww??" 12:40 AM - May 22, 2022 Twitter for Android
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    Cat - Elle Has Cats @ellle_em Liberty meows like she smoked a pack a day for twenty five years 1:38 AM - May 22, 2022. Twitter for Android
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    Gesture - Elle Has Cats @ellle_em Empoleon has an almost Bon Jovi-esque whooa-ohhh Translate Tweet 1:40 AM May 22, 2022 Twitter for Android :
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    Cat - Elle Has Cats @ellle_em Litwick does a very good Chewbacca-esque "merrrrrrrOW" call 1:41 AM - May 22, 2022. Twitter for Android
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    Cat - Dez @dangerwithapen Replying to @ellle_em Holly Hobgoblin (black): "mEEh?" "nEm" "Maa!" And various others. She's very chatty. My fav was her greeting for me when she was a kitten, it was like she was saying "ma-ma!" Sam (tabby): "Ehk" or "AAAAAOOW!" No in-between. Princess Anastasia Tinycat (grey): "Mrrm" and "mrahm!" 1:28 AM. May 22, 2022. Twitter for iPhone : 25 B
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    Photograph - Nyaualathotep, the Napping Chaos @Dizcoon Replying to @ellle_em Max tends toward the 'Aaaaaoooow!' when he hasn't been fed in forever and is about to flake into starving ash, but he also has a considerable conversational range. He'll even throw in a 'Hffff' through a closed mouth if he's just done with this crap.
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    Cat - At Nyaualathotep, the Napping Chaos @Dizcoon Replying to @Dizcoon and @ellle_em Honor here has a very trilly 'mr-rr-r-rrr-r-p?' that inspired me to call her Miss Beeps. Her sister Janeway has some sort of sinus/throat issue that turns her purr into a squeaky cabinet door, her meows into smoker screams, and inspired the nickname Madam Honks. :
    via @Dizcoon
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    Cat - the dragon in the flagon @YukieDuPantz Replying to @ellle_em Miss Harley D. had MANY NOISES: "Merrang?" "Maow-AAOW-aow-oh!" "lih." "Brrrrmmmlü?" "Myah." "HEWWO, OH. HEWWO-OHHHHH." "Mwahp. ...Mrep. Mhek." "NGYEEEARrrrrrrow?" And her super-loud rusty purr was a legend. It got her the name she had XD :
    via @YukieDuPantz
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    Hair - Penguicorn ## i @Penguicorn Replying to @ellle_em Mystic does a questioning mow? With a trill at the end and she also doesa trill with a question mark 2:09 AM May 22, 2022. Twitter for Android
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    Cat - Sugar SPARKLE @SugarTeaRum Replying to @SugarTeaRum and @ellle_em tk. chk. eck. reck. mmmrk. mik. 1:33 AM May 22, 2022 Twitter for Android :
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    Cat - Sugar SPARKLE @SugarTea Rum Replying to @ellle_em Raarh Translate Tweet 1:31 AM May 22, 2022 Twitter for Android
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