ew

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Scrabble points
5
Words With Friends
5
Letters
2
Pronunciation
/ˈiː.uː/
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/ˈiː.uː/ · /iːˈjuː/ · /iːu̯/ · /(j)ɪu̯/ · /ɪʊ̯/

Definition of ew

4 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included

intj

  1. Expression of disgust or nausea.
    “Ew! There’s a fly in my soup.”
    “Ew! This peanut butter tastes disgusting!”
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intj

  1. Expression of disgust or nausea.
    “Ew! There’s a fly in my soup.”
    “Ew! This peanut butter tastes disgusting!”

verb

  1. (ambitransitive, colloquial, rare)To express disgust (at someone or something) by saying ew.
    ““Brad went into a seething rage, as you do,” said Jack “and followed Harvey out of the restaurant, down the road and …” / “… Killed him with a muttonbird,” added Matahina / “A brick, then a muttonbird,” corrected Jack, to her horror. / “Ew!” she ewwed.”
    ““Yes. But why did she target me? I don’t understand.” / “I think it’s kind of fun.” Gen smiled, pulling out her own pack of Marlboros and lighting one. / “Ew, you would think it’s fun. Try having a stalker.” / “Don’t ew me right now, Babe. Honestly.””
    “Jayden […] showed them a large cache of vintage muscleman magazines. “Look at this. Look how hot.” […] “I’m gonna hang them up all over my room. My mom says it’s OK as long as they’re not showing meat.” / “Ew,” Ava said. / “I don’t ew the shit you like,” Jayden retorted. / “You ew girls all the time,” Ava said dismissively. “And I just meant ew to calling it ‘meat.’””

noun

  1. (alt-of, obsolete)Obsolete spelling of yew.
  2. (abbreviation, alt-of)Abbreviation of electronic warfare.

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Etymology

Onomatopoeic, ideophonic. Compare oh, ugh.

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