In the anime [Saiki K. S2 E10 (image
link)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Abr3u.jpg), きゃるーん appears as a sound effect,
where I would rather expect じゃーん or the like. Googling various Japanese forums
has led me to conclude that the other variants mentioned in the title are
similar/variants, but as for the meaning, people seem to conclude that it's
merely a character-thing without meaning, or perhaps means something like
かわいい. But that doesn't seem to be the case in my screenshot - or is it?
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meaning words nuances onomatopoeia
What do きゃるん、きゃるーん、きゅるん、きゅるるん and related words mean?
[This is what I
found](https://www.wdic.org/w/MOE/%E3%81%8D%E3%82%83%E3%82%8B%E3%80%9C%E3%82%93%E2%98%86):

> きゃる〜ん☆
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> 辞書：萌色用語の基礎知識 ゲーム・アダルト編 (GADULT)  
>  読み：きゃるーん  
>  品詞：感動詞
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> 1996(平成8)年12月発売、カクテルソフト制作の18禁ゲームソフト、きゃんきゃんバニープルミエール2で登場したキャラ "スワティ" の決めゼリフ。
>
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> 同社が初めて声を入れた作品で、電源を入れると最初にいきなり椎名へきるの声でこのセリフが入る。当時はまだゲームに音声を入れるのが一般的でなかった時代にそのインパクトは計り知れず、きゃんきゃんバニー=きゃる〜ん☆という図式が出来上がるほどであった。

Summary:

In [Can Can Bunny Premiere 2](https://www.mobygames.com/game-group/can-can-
bunny-series), an adult game produced by [Cocktail
Soft](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cocktail_Soft) and released in December
1996, a character called
[スワティ](https://dic.pixiv.net/a/%E3%82%B9%E3%83%AF%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3) uses this
as her catchphrase. This was the first game with voice produced by that
company. When the power was turned on, this line suddenly came out in [Hekiru
Shiina](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hekiru_Shiina)'s voice. At a time when
it was uncommon for games to have recorded voice, the impact was immeasurable.
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