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ew¹
- /ˈiː.uː/
- /iːˈjuː/
- /iːu̯/
- /(j)ɪu̯/
- /ɪʊ̯/
Rhymes with -iːuː, -uː
Where it comes from
Onomatopoeic, ideophonic. Compare oh, ugh.
interjection eww · euw · ieuw · ehw
- Expression of disgust or nausea. Ew! There’s a fly in my soup.
verb ews · ewwing · ewwed · eww · euw
- 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.
ew²
Where it comes from
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
noun
- Obsolete spelling of yew.yew
EW³
noun
- Abbreviation of electronic warfare.electronic warfare
