ew1
/ˈɪəuː/ /ˈiːuː
/(also eww)
exclamation informal
Used to express disgust or distaste: ew, I’d hate to think what has been trampled into that carpet eww, how can you eat that?...
- We wouldn't like to be the street cleaner who gets that particular beat… eww.
- I wish I was as tough as the skin on my feet (eww) sometimes.
- Big hair and pencil skirts (eww) appeared at first.
Origin
1970s: imitative.
EW2
abbreviation
Enlisted woman (women).