Citations:chewie

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English citations of chewie

Noun: "(Australia, informal) chewing gum"

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  • 1985, Barry Dickens, "Would You Sell A Used Computer To This Man?", Today's Computer Australia, April 1985, page 135:
    "What kind of guarantee do you get with an Apple system?" I asked, offering her a chewie, which she reluctantly declined.
  • 2006, Kate Lyons, The Corner of Your Eye, page 15:
    [] and I'm Juicy, same as the chewie Mattie's got stuck in her plait.
  • 2006, Liane Moriarty, The Last Anniversary, pages 260-261:
    Also, I forgot to take my chewie out of my mouth.
  • 2007 August 21, “Ancient chewie leaves experts gobsmacked.”, in Sydney Morning Herald[1]:
    A 5000-year-old piece of chewing gum – one of the oldest ever to be discovered – has been found by a British archaeology student.
  • 2010, Kathleen M. McGinley, Out of the Daydream, page 45:
    The sheilas played other games like netball and keepings off and had to wear Bombay knickers so you couldn't see their bums, or they just sat around sulking chewing chewie, []
  • 2010, Martine Murray, How to Make a Bird, page 60:
    "You wanna piece of chewie or don't ya? It's Wrigley."
  • 2013, John Carson, Grieve, Beloved Country, page 10:
    This was not the boy devil himself, the cheekiest chap in the class, the boy who put chewie in Leila's hair, then later challenged his teacher who admonished him.
  • 2013, Gillian Mears, Foal's Bread, page 161:
    They were eating their soldier chewing gum with their mouths open. The chewie was being worked up and down by teeth already rotten brown.
  • 2015, Michael Adams, The Last Place, page 8:
    The chewie he's found is still sticky. Hasn't had time to dry out. Stocky retrieves a torn gum packet from the gutter.
  • 2017, Fiona Palmer, Secrets Between Friends, unnumbered page:
    Luckily the chewie was removing the smell that had seemed to lodge itself in her nasal passages and throat.
  • 2019, Sallie Muirden, Wedding Puzzle, unnumbered page:
    Jordan opened a packet of PK gum and offered me a pellet. The chewie would hide his smoker's breath and fool the teachers if they did a spot check.

Noun: "(informal) a chewable treat or toy intended for a pet"

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  • 1991, Brenda Trent, For Heaven's Sake, page 104:
    Holding the chewie away from her, he encouraged the dog to walk up the ramp.
  • 1996, Bret Lott, How to Get Home, page 107:
    The dog sat. He barked once, looked briefly at the pantry door, back to Paul, waiting, Paul knew, for the chewie.
  • 1996, Marion Lane, The Yorkshire Terrier, page 50:
    Tip: Don't give Rapunzel a chewie or toy to distract her while you groom.
  • 2004, Roger L. Welsch, A Life With Dogs, page 81:
    He didn’t see it as a toy, or a chewie, or anything at all for his own personal enjoyment.
  • 2005, Bonnie Turner, Down the Memory Hole, page 23:
    "You want a chewie?" I asked.
    I took the box of dog biscuits from the cabinet beneath the sink.
  • 2008, Steven Bauer, "Take That, Will Rogers", in Dogs We Love (ed. Michael J. Rosen), page 92:
    And over it all, Pittsburgh will canter, regal and a bit anxious, hoping for a chewie.
  • 2009, Ellen O'Connell, Rottweiler Rescue, page 83:
    Millie settled happily enough in her crate with a chewie, []
  • 2009, Liz Palika, Puppy Love, page 62:
    Show her what she should pick up—her toy or a chewie—and then praise her for having that by saying, “Good girl to get a toy!”
  • 2009, David Rosenfelt, New Tricks, page 158:
    The only time Waggy looks up is when he finishes the chewie.
  • 2016, Sarah Hodgson, Modern Dog Parenting: Raising Your Dog or Puppy to Be a Loving Member of Your Family, page 223:
    Meanwhile, here's what you can do now: Find bones and chewies your dog likes.