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Ew

//ˈiː.uː// intj, noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Intj
  1. 1
    Expression of disgust or nausea.

    "Ew! There’s a fly in my soup."

Noun
  1. 1
    Obsolete spelling of yew. alt-of, obsolete
  2. 2
    Abbreviation of electronic warfare. abbreviation, alt-of
  3. 3
    military action involving the use of electromagnetic energy to determine or exploit or reduce or prevent hostile use of the electromagnetic spectrum wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To express disgust (at someone or something) by saying ew. ambitransitive, colloquial, rare

    "“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."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic, ideophonic. Compare oh, ugh.

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic, ideophonic. Compare oh, ugh.

Etymology 3

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