Meanings
interjection
- InternetSound that a cat makes when chirruping.
Mrrp.
2015 January 9, @thisminimiss, Twitter (post), archived from the original on 18 Aug 20263 more examples
Mittens likes to 'talk' to people. When we're scratching her back she'll purr and go 'mrrp urk mrrp'.
1997 April 7, David Arnett <darnett@interlog.com>, “Re: Funny story (very short!)”, in rec.pets.cats.anecdotes (Usenet), via Google Groups, archived from the original on 18 Aug 2026, message-ID <199704070116421694175@ip203-212.cc.interlog.com>I have passed along your comments and she said “Mrrp!” which roughly means “thank you.”
2019 December 26, u/LingWisht, “I interrupted this chonk’s nap to wish you all a joyous Boxing Day”, in r/cats (Reddit post), archived from the original on 18 Aug 2026i’m a catgirl mrrp mrrrow
2026 August 18, @loveangelcache, X (post), archived from the original on 18 Aug 2026
Origin
Onomatopoeia.
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APA
mrrp. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mrrp
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“mrrp.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mrrp. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mrrp,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mrrp.
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