Dictionary

pee-ew en · INTJ

Pronunciation

• /piː(j)uː/

Etymology

A drawn-out version of pew.

Meanings

1. An exclamation of disgust at a bad smell.
   • "Pee-ew," he exclaimed. "She fouled up the whole shirt with that perfume of hers. I can smell it all over." 1947, Leslie Waller, Show Me the Way, page 50:
   • “Pee-ew, girl do you stink!” Renee said. “Go take those boots off!” 1997, Lavyrle Spencer, Small Town Girl:
   • "Pee-ew, smells like moth balls in here," Sasha said over her shoulder. 2011, Jodi Lundgren, Leap, page 73:
   • "Pee-ew!" Nancy said, squeezing her nose. 2007, Carolyn Keene, The Halloween Hoax:
   • After sniffing her toilet bowl (hey—anything in the name of science!), I said, "Pee-ew!" 2010, Lissa Rankin, What's Up Down There?, page 318:
   • ...when I get a whiff of precisely where this scent is coming from: my sweaty (and slightly hairy) armpit. Pee-ew. 2009, Janna Cawrse Esarey, The Motion of the Ocean, page 163:
   • 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." 2008, Kristin Hannah, Firefly Lane, page 44:

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