English Explanatory Dictionary

ew

English dictionary entry

Meanings

intj
  1. Expression of disgust or nausea.
verb
  1. To express disgust (at someone or something) by saying ew.
noun
  1. Obsolete spelling of yew.
noun
  1. Abbreviation of electronic warfare.
symbol
  1. An orthographic ⟨ew⟩ with a diacritic that marks it as being the USE vowel, as in the word "lewd".

Pronunciation

/ˈiː.uː/ /iːˈjuː/ /iːu̯/ /(j)ɪu̯/ /ɪʊ̯/ En-us-ooh eww.ogg

Word forms

ew eww euw ieuw ehw ews ewwing ewwed

Etymology

Onomatopoeic, ideophonic. Compare oh, ugh.

Synonyms

ack agh argh bah barf bleah blech bleck bleh eugh eurgh ew eww faugh feh foh gah gack ick no pah pew phew poo pooh uck ugh urgh yech yeurgh yeugh ych a fi yuck

Related words

pew e᷍u

Derived words

ewphoria ewwie ewwy
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