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• ew
  ew

  interjection

  (used as an exclamation expressing disgust, aversion, or the like).
• EW
  EW

  abbreviation

  enlisted woman; enlisted women.

ew

¹ American  

[ioo] / ɪu /

Or eww

interjection

1. (used as an exclamation expressing disgust, aversion, or the like).

   Ew, I hate mushrooms!

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EW ² American  

abbreviation

1. enlisted woman; enlisted women.

2. Biology, Ecology. extinct in the wild.

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EW British  

abbreviation

1. Estonia (international car registration)

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Etymology

Origin of ew

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

“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

Swift will almost surely wrinkle her nose and say, "ew," of course.

From Salon • Sep. 12, 2024

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