ew

or eww

[ ioo ]

interjection

(used as an exclamation expressing disgust, aversion, or the like): Ew, I hate mushrooms!

Origin of ew

First recorded in 1965–70

Words Nearby ew

Other definitions for EW (2 of 2)

abbreviation

enlisted woman; enlisted women.
Biology, Ecology. extinct in the wild.

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How to use ew in a sentence

When ew brought up the conversation with Garfield to Amazing Spider-Man director Marc Webb, the director cut them off.
Could Spider-Man Be Gay? Andrew Garfield Thinks So. | Kevin Fallon | July 10, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
The ew-inducing Ranjeet is notorious for having taken part in an estimated 400 scenes.
Bollywood Didn’t Do It | Sujay Kumar | January 26, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
Now, the cycle of “ew” will continue, when Brutsch appears on CNN for an interview with Anderson Cooper this Thursday.
Why Gawker Should Lose Its War With Reddit | Alex Klein | October 18, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
Channing Tatum channeled his inner teenybopper alongside Jimmy Fallon for the latest installment of ‘ew!’
Obamacare, Ann Curry, Nora Ephron, and More Viral Videos | The Daily Beast Video | June 30, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
But riding the “roller coaster,” as Ariel Schulman puts it, of anonymous DIY filmmaker to ew poster boy has been heady.
The Hottest Property at Sundance | Nicole LaPorte | January 25, 2010 | THE DAILY BEAST

I should read Pyn, ew, instead of Fyn ew; only we have had pyn already, in l. 1379.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems | Geoffrey Chaucer
Only a ew days after her visit to Mrs. Jocelyn came a package, a large, flat, nearly square package.
Polly of the Hospital Staff | Emma C. Dowd
The diphthong ew is a sample of what may be called an unsteady or unstable combination.
A Handbook of the English Language | Robert Gordon Latham
In any case, it is very certain that we come across this Patience again in Russian novels with a name ending in ow or ew.
George Sand, Some Aspects of Her Life and Writings | Rene Doumic
Whe-e-ew, I can't stand this; come and take a walk, Leslie; I want stretching!
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 71, No. 438, April 1852 | Various

British Dictionary definitions for EW

abbreviation for

Estonia (international car registration)

Origin of EW

from E(esti) W(abariik)

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