What does はわはわ mean?


I've tried to look up the word はわはわ in a dictionary and online with no
success, I haven't a clue as to what it's referring to in this phrase;

> はわはわしてんじゃないわよ

Perhaps it's an onomatopoetic or mimetic word? Can anyone help?




An easy question for an otaku :)

It's an onomatopoetic word made from はわわ, which is an idiosyncratic word
uttered by a panicked/flustered/surprised person (mainly fictional girls).
Basically it's something like _whoa_ , _wow_ but sounds more peculiar and
maybe cute. A typical はわわ is like
[this](https://twitter.com/syunpeeee/status/791156352299175936) or
[this](https://twitter.com/kanihamiso/status/597314875992354816). For example,
Inazuma from _Kan-colle_ is one of the characters who say はわわ～ whenever she is
surprised. You can listen to her hawawa
[here](http://kancolle.wikia.com/wiki/Inazuma).

So はわはわしてんじゃないわよ is an otaku-ish and reproaching way to say "Don't lose your
cool".

