Pronunciations (5)
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/ˈiː.uː/
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/iːˈjuː/
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/iːu̯/
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/(j)ɪu̯/
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/ɪʊ̯/
Interjection
Expression of disgust or nausea.
- Related words
- Examples
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Ew! There’s a fly in my soup.
Ew! This peanut butter tastes disgusting!
Verb
To express disgust (at someone or something) by saying ew.
Usage- Transitive or intransitive
- Colloquial
- Rare
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More examples (3)
“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.’”