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In some senses, ew is marked as obsolete, colloquial, rare. Watch for register when choosing this word.
ew
/ˈiː.uː/
noun 2intj 1verb 1
Collocations
4ADJ.
great, gross, open
VERB + EW
including, lighting, see
EW + NOUN
basement, butter, cockroaches, peanut, s, stench, thai, uncle's
PREP.
off, on, on
Definitions
intj
1
Expression of disgust or nausea.
Ew! There’s a fly in my soup.
Ew! This peanut butter tastes disgusting!
verb
1
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.”
noun
1
Obsolete spelling of yew.
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Ew! There’s a fly in my soup.
Wiktionary02
Ew! This peanut butter tastes disgusting!
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“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
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“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 st
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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
Wiktionary06
Ew! That's so gross!
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