# ew

Pronunciation: say "EE-oo" /ˈiː.uː/

## Interjection

1. A sound used to show disgust or nausea at something unpleasant or distasteful.
   - Simple: A sound people make to show that something is gross or disgusting.
   - _Ew, who left this moldy sandwich in the break room fridge?_
   - _Ew, the whole basement reeks of stagnant water and mildew._

## Verb

2. To let out an "ew" as a way of showing disgust at someone or something. *(colloquial)*
   - Simple: To say "ew" to show that you think someone or something is gross.
   - _They ew at anything green that lands on their dinner plates._
   - _Whenever he describes the surgery, she ews and looks away._

## Noun

Pronunciation: say "YOO" /juː/

3. Obsolete spelling of yew. *(obsolete)* — Obsolete spelling of yew.
   - Simple: Old spelling of yew, an evergreen tree. You will only see it in very old writing.

## Origin

An onomatopoeic, ideophonic word: it imitates a sound, comparable to 'oh' and 'ugh'.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/ew (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).