"pee-ew" meaning in All languages combined

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Interjection [English]

IPA: /piː(j)uː/
Etymology: A drawn-out version of pew. Head templates: {{en-interj}} pee-ew
  1. An exclamation of disgust. Synonyms: pee-yew, peeyew, P U, P.U., peeyoo
    Sense id: en-pee-ew-en-intj-rQa97KLI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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