Hawk tuah explained

Hawk tuah
Origin:June 2024 vox pop YouTube interview with a young American woman in the Broadway district of Nashville, Tennessee;Onomatopoeic catchphrase
Meaning:The sound of spitting on a man's penis during fellatio
Context:"You gotta give 'em that 'hawk tuah' and spit on that thang"

Hawk tuah (pronounced as /und/[1] pronounced as /audio link/) is an internet meme originating from a viral YouTube video posted in 2024. During a street interview, Haliey Welch[2] (pronounced as /audio link/; born 2002 or 2003) used the catchphrase "hawk tuah", an onomatopoeia for spitting or expectoration on a man's penis during fellatio.[3]

On June 11, 2024, a vox pop YouTube channel, Tim & Dee TV, released a video featuring an interview with Haliey Welch in the Broadway district of Nashville, Tennessee, United States.[4] During the video, she was asked a series of adult questions including, "What's one move in bed that makes a man go crazy every time?" Welch's reply, in a hard Southern Twang accent, was, "You gotta give 'em that 'hawk tuah' and spit on that," referring to spitting on a man's penis during oral sex.[5] [6] [7]

The original video went viral, receiving millions of views across TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube, spawning remixes and remakes of the original audio, and gaining Welch the nickname Hawk Tuah Girl.[8] The video and the phrase turned into a meme.[9] Welch, who had been a minimum-wage worker at a factory, subsequently created an Instagram account and gained a sizable social media followership and media attention.[10] She also founded a company under which she registered various trademarks, gained representation by an agent, and began selling merchandise themed on the phrase and making paid appearances. On August 15, 2024, she threw the ceremonial first pitch of a New York Mets game,[11] and launched a podcast, Talk Tuah, under the Betr media company co-founded by Jake Paul.[12] On November 14, 2024, Welch released a dating advice app, Pookie Tools. To build said app, Welch partnered with Ben Ganz, founder of Ultimate AI Studio, an AI automation platform.[13]

In early December 2024, Welch launched a crypto meme coin called Hawk which was mainly viewed as a cash grab, although Welch has denied that it is.[14] [15]

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Notes and References

  1. This is still funny #linguistics #language #phonology #hawktuah . October 3, 2024 . Aleksic . Adam . YouTube.
  2. Hudak . Joseph . July 11, 2024 . We Had Breakfast With Hawk Tuah Girl, the National Hero We Need . July 22, 2024 . . July 22, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240722214840/https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/hawk-tuah-girl-haliey-welch-interview-1235057659/ . live .
  3. Gormley . Brian . August 8, 2024 . Hawk Tuah Girl's Viral Merch Video Breaks the Internet . August 9, 2024 . Rolling Stone . August 9, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240809053153/https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/hawk-tuah-girl-merch-viral-video-1235047145/amp/ . live .
  4. News: Bernstein . Joseph . July 3, 2024 . The Guys Behind 'Hawk Tuah Girl' Would Like a Little Credit . July 26, 2024 . The New York Times . 0362-4331 . July 26, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240726001240/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/03/style/hawk-tuah-girl-video.html . live .
  5. Murphy . Chris . July 3, 2024 . The Hawk Tuah Girl: Everything You Need (and Absolutely Don't Need) to Know . July 5, 2024 . Vanity Fair . July 5, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240705023301/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/story/the-hawk-tuah-girl-everything-you-need-and-absolutely-dont-need-to-know . live .
  6. Web site: Craighead . Olivia . July 1, 2024 . What's the Deal With 'Hawk Tuah' Girl? . July 3, 2024 . The Cut . July 2, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240702235033/https://www.thecut.com/article/hawk-tuah-girl-viral-tiktok-video-explained.html . live .
  7. News: Vargas . Ramon Antonio . July 3, 2024 . 'Hawk tuah girl' leans into craze she ignited but looks forward to moving on . July 5, 2024 . The Guardian. 0261-3077.
  8. Web site: Lee . Cosine . June 28, 2024 . Who's the 'hawk tuah' girl Howard Stern calls 'every father's worst nightmare'? . July 3, 2024 . South China Morning Post . July 6, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240706033007/https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3268290/who-hawk-tuah-girl-whos-taken-over-internet-viral-clip-has-spawned-merch-mention-howard-stern-and . live .
  9. News: Ellwood . Mark . 'Hawk Tuah Girl' found a familiar path to viral fame. What happens now? . . 9 September 2024 . 11 July 2024 . July 16, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240716185938/https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/of-interest/2024/07/08/hawk-tuah-girl-viral-fame/ . live .
  10. Web site: Colyar . Brock . Hawk Tuah Takes Long Island . The Cut . 9 September 2024 . en . 18 July 2024 . September 9, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240909211356/https://www.thecut.com/article/haliey-welch-a-k-a-hawk-tuah-parties-in-long-island.html . live .
  11. Blistein . Jon . 2024-08-16 . Hawk Tuah Girl's First Pitch at a Mets Game Got Everyone Unnecessarily Mad . 2024-09-10 . Rolling Stone . en-US . September 10, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240910164020/https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/hawk-tuah-girl-first-pitch-mets-game-people-mad-1235081665/ . live .
  12. News: Gajewski . Ryan . September 3, 2024 . Hawk Tuah Girl Haliey Welch to Launch Podcast 'Talk Tuah' From Jake Paul's Media Company . September 10, 2024 . . September 9, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240909121521/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/hawk-tuah-girl-haliey-welch-podcast-talk-tuah-1235989879/ . live .
  13. Web site: Forristal . Lauren . 2024-11-14 . 'Hawk Tuah' girl launches Pookie Tools, an AI-powered dating advice app, and it's fine? . 2024-11-25 . TechCrunch . en-US.
  14. Web site: ‘Hawk tuah’ girl Haliey Welch launches crypto memecoin—but insists it’s not a cash grab. Schwartz. Leo. Fortune. December 4, 2024. December 4, 2024.
  15. Web site: Haliey Welch on X: Hawk is live!!!. Welch. Haliey. X. December 4, 2024. December 4, 2024.

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