Miaow is the British English spelling of the sound a cat makes, commonly written as meow in American English, and short double meow clips have circulated for years as ringtones, soundboard buttons and edit effects. This version lasts just over half a second and has no music or speech behind it, which helped it spread as a clean, reusable cue. Creators reach for it when a real cat has not vocalised on camera, or when they want the idea of a cat delivered instantly in a meme, stream alert or pet post.