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mew
What does mew mean?
Resting your tongue flat against the roof of your mouth, supposedly to reshape your jaw and sharpen your cheekbones over time. The signature move of looksmaxxing TikTok. Whether it actually does anything is heavily disputed; whether teens believe it does is not.
"He's been mewing through every lesson, thinks he's gonna unlock a new face by Christmas."
Origin
Named after British orthodontists John and Mike Mew, whose 'orthotropics' theories went viral on TikTok around 2019 and detonated again in 2023–2024 inside the looksmaxxing subculture. Mainstream dentistry considers the jaw-reshaping claims unproven.
Frequently asked questions
What does mew mean on TikTok?
Mewing is a pseudoscientific tongue-on-the-roof-of-the-mouth posture, sold on TikTok as a free jawline upgrade.
How do you use mew in a sentence?
"He won't stop mewing because he thinks it'll sharpen his jawline."
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