pee-ew

English

Alternative forms

• pee-yew, peeyew, P U, P.U., peeyoo

Etymology

A drawn-out version of pew.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /piː(j)uː/

Interjection

pee-ew

1. An exclamation of disgust.
   • 1947, Leslie Waller, Show Me the Way, page 50:

     "Pee-ew," he exclaimed. "She fouled up the whole shirt with that perfume of hers. I can smell it all over."

   • 1997, Lavyrle Spencer, Small Town Girl:

     “Pee-ew, girl do you stink!” Renee said. “Go take those boots off!”

   • 2007, Carolyn Keene, The Halloween Hoax‎^[1]:

     "Pee-ew!" Nancy said, squeezing her nose.

   • 2008, Kristin Hannah, Firefly Lane, page 44:

     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."

   • 2009, Janna Cawrse Esarey, The Motion of the Ocean, page 163:

     ...when I get a whiff of precisely where this scent is coming from: my sweaty (and slightly hairy) armpit. Pee-ew.

   • 2010, Lissa Rankin, What's Up Down There?, page 318:

     After sniffing her toilet bowl (hey—anything in the name of science!), I said, "Pee-ew!"

   • 2011, Jodi Lundgren, Leap, page 73:

     "Pee-ew, smells like moth balls in here," Sasha said over her shoulder.

Anagrams

• pewee, weepe