ew
interjection
(used as an exclamation expressing disgust, aversion, or the like).
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ew
1 American
[ioo]
/ ɪu /
Or
eww
interjection
EW
2
American
EW
British
abbreviation
Etymology
Origin of ew
First recorded in 1965–70
Example Sentences
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“I hate to use this word, because it’s kind of ew, but mahjong is a social lubricant,” said Joanne Xu, 28, co-founder of Green Tile Social Club, a New York pop-up club.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
Despite it being a relatively simple recipe for black bean burgers, the novelty of it was enough to garner a pile-on from her so-called friends, shaming her with "ew" and the throw-up emoji.
From Salon ● Jan. 19, 2023
Upon returning with his pad see ew, Lee began slamming dishes around, passive-aggressively communicating his annoyance that my attention hadn’t immediately shifted back to him after his return home.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2022
The Thai chef Pailin Chongchitnant in her kitchen in Vancouver, British Columbia, with homemade pad see ew and part of her soy sauce collection.
From New York Times ● Mar. 17, 2022
I mean, ew, but also an illustrative way to show you what I mean.
From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon
Edwards Lifesciences EW -0.65%decrease; down pointing triangle narrowed its full-year sales guidance after recording double-digit growth in the latest quarter, boosted by growth in its transcatheter aortic valve replacement division.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
“It was like living through your own wake,” Lillard told EW.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 2026
King co-signed her saggy sunhat with a description provided to EW that could be interpreted as shade: “It's perfect, as if some beautiful, fashionable Hindenburg suddenly dropped on her head.”
From Salon ● Jun. 7, 2025
Leaders of the paper said that while the situation was unprecedented, they believed in the newspaper’s mission, and were “determined to keep EW alive.”
From New York Times ● Jan. 29, 2024
EW who read this book have ever been in contact with actual war.
From A Journey Through France in War Time by Joseph G. (Joseph Green) Butler
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