phew

[fyoo, pfyoo, whyoo]

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interjection

(used as an exclamation to express disgust, exhaustion, surprise, impatience, relief, etc.): Phew, it's hot!

Origin of phew

First recorded in 1595–1605

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Related Words for phew

exclamation, wow, amen, hello, alas, boo, hurrah, ahem, oh, whoopee, hooray, shucks, er, gosh, well, gesundheit, golly, phew, ouch, rah

Examples from the Web for phew

Contemporary Examples of phew

Phew, he could have sex too, so an heir for Downton was assured.
Dan Stevens Blows Up ‘Downton’: From Chubby-Cheeked Aristo to Lean, Mean American Psycho
Tim Teeman
September 19, 2014

Historical Examples of phew

Phew, that doesn't sound like our fine lady of the stony heart!
Miss Pat at School
Pemberton Ginther
"Phew," said Horse Egan, when a burial-party had taken over the burden.
Soldiers Three, Part II.
Rudyard Kipling
His meat, what he would sell my customers, what trust me for years, phew!
The Woodcraft Girls at Camp
Lillian Elizabeth Roy
Don't you know, Richard, when you were untying it at the top of the steps I said 'Phew!
Georgina of the Rainbows
Annie Fellows Johnston
They are one ov the phew who take their house with them, when they go away from home.
The Complete Works of Josh Billings
Henry W. Shaw

British Dictionary definitions for phew

phew

interjection

an exclamation of relief, surprise, disbelief, weariness, etc

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Word Origin and History for phew

vocalic gesture expressing weariness, etc., attested from c.1600.