verb Internet Slang

Mewing

/ˈmjuːɪŋ/ · verb · slang

Pressing your tongue to the roof of your mouth to sharpen your jawline — also a meme gesture for 'shush.'

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Definitions

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A jaw-defining technique where you hold your tongue against the roof of your mouth, claimed to improve facial structure over time. Core to 'looksmaxxing' culture.

“He's been mewing for six months and swears his jawline is snatched now.”
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A meme gesture — running a finger along your jaw — used to silently signal 'I can't talk, I'm mewing,' often to dodge a question.

“Asked him to apologize and he just did the mewing finger across his jaw 💀”
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Broadly, any obsessive self-improvement of one's face, used ironically.

“Bro skipped lunch to mew in the bathroom mirror, it's gotten serious.”
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Mewing In A Sentence

can't answer that, I'm mewing rn (finger slides across jaw)
the entire 8th grade boys bathroom is just kids mewing
mewing maxxing every morning before school, jawline loading…

Origin & Usage

Named after orthodontist Dr. John Mew and his son Mike, whose jaw-posture theories ('mewing') went viral. Became a TikTok looksmaxxing staple and a silent 'shush' meme gesture in 2024-25. The medical claims are largely unproven.

Variants mewmewing maxxinglooksmaxxing
Tags #gen-z#tiktok#meme#looksmaxxing#american

People Also Ask

What does mewing mean on TikTok?

It's pressing your tongue to the roof of your mouth to supposedly sharpen your jawline. It's also a meme gesture where you slide a finger along your jaw to say 'I'm busy mewing, can't talk.'

Does mewing actually work?

The facial-structure claims are largely unproven by science, so most experts are skeptical. Online it's followed more as a trend and a joke than real advice.

Why do people do the mewing finger gesture?

Running a finger across the jaw is a playful way to say you're 'concentrating on mewing' and can't respond — often used to dodge a question or apology.

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