What does "pouic-pouic" mean in French?

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Question #144580. Asked by chabenao1.
Last updated Sep 03 2017.
Originally posted Sep 03 2017 9:51 AM.

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akg1486
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A Louis de Funes movie from 1963 with that name has the English title "Squeak Squeak".

http://imdb.com/title/tt0057422/

I concur with Walneto that it's an onomatopoeia.

Sep 03 2017, 3:08 PM

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Walneto

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I couldn't find any direct translation, but I guess it's an onomatopoeia:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onomatopoeia

It sounds like the gentle noise a chicken makes:

Sep 03 2017, 2:47 PM