Meaning of mee-maw | Babel Free

Definitions

1. An exaggerated mouthing of a word.
2. The two-tone wailing of a siren.
3. A meaningless utterance.
4. A policeman.
   Scotland, slang

Examples

“Well, sometimes mee-maws have things to do, like moms and little girls.”

“Oh,” said Archie, “many folk would pay half-a-crown to see their mee-maws;” and this saying was overheard by a Papist standing by, who, in reporting the remark, was pleased to observe that she had always considered Archibald Wilson a Christian, and had respected him as such, until she heard him describe the ceremonies of her church as "mee-maws!"”

“Hang you, sir," retorted Pengraig, " you make me mad with your mee-maws and your prickings of him.”

“As the siren screamed it added to the mee-maws, sirens and cacophony of emergency vehicles rushing to the Hyde Park disaster site.”

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