pee-ew
English
Etymology
A drawn-out version of pew.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /piː(j)uː/
Interjection
pee-ew
- An exclamation of disgust.
- 1947, Leslie Waller, Show Me the Way, page 50:
- "Pee-ew," he exclaimed. "She fouled up the whole shirt with that perfume of hers. I can smell it all over."
- 1997, Lavyrle Spencer, Small Town Girl:
- “Pee-ew, girl do you stink!” Renee said. “Go take those boots off!”
- 2008, Kristin Hannah, Firefly Lane, page 44:
- The sudden quiet brought Sean and the dog running into the room, tripping over each other. "Katie looks like a skunk," Sean said. "Pee-ew."
- 2009, Janna Cawrse Esarey, The Motion of the Ocean, page 163:
- ...when I get a whiff of precisely where this scent is coming from: my sweaty (and slightly hairy) armpit. Pee-ew.
- 2010, Lissa Rankin, What's Up Down There?, page 318:
- After sniffing her toilet bowl (hey—anything in the name of science!), I said, "Pee-ew!"
- 2011, Jodi Lundgren, Leap, page 73:
- "Pee-ew, smells like moth balls in here," Sasha said over her shoulder.
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