User:Gemini Menso/Kraw!
"Kraw!" is a common exclamation with various meanings.
Usage
[edit]Kraw can be used to communicate confusion, happiness, love, hate, desire, boredom, Ecstasy (emotion), sadness,an understanding of a command or fact, and as a general exclamation of emotion.
For some usages, a variation of spelling is used. For instance, a sad kraw would be spelled kraaaw while an ecstatic kraw would be spelled krawuh!.
Often when kraw is used as a substitute for yes or no, the objective is to keep the other person (most often of the opposite sex) from knowing what is meant.
Ex: (man): "So do you want to go to a movie?"
(woman): "KRAW!"
Kraw can also be used to substitute the words to a song. For instance, instead of saying "like a boss" you can say "like a krawss".
Age Group
[edit]The ages of people who use the word kraw are, on average, from 10 years to 16 years of age.
Origin
[edit]Kraw originally started out as krah!, meaning "FOOD!" in bird. The original spelling was overtaken in mouth-to-written translations spelling it "kraw" because of the accent on the "aw" sound.
Official Variations of KRAW
[edit]A couple variations of kraw and their respective meanings are:
KRAH: Original Birdonian spelling.
KRAA: Anything to do with something negative or relating to business (original meaning lost)
KRAWR: Love or "I love you" in Falconian
KRAWH: A "kraw" used when in a state of (or equal to) orgasm.
SMAW: "I am powerful", a synonym for "cool"
QRAW: Orson Welles (when written online or on paper)
Similar Words
[edit]Some words that are similar to KRAW in either origin or style are:
McWin: Something good, usually a success.
McFail or McLose: The opposite of McWin, it means something negative, usually a failure. The term "McWin" has spawned several fan clubs, terms, and pictures. The first "official seal of McWin" (often used to announce a victory or success of some kind) is shown below, using the "4chan Cookie Right Right Right" outline of a picture with a pinwheeel background and text in the foreground.