Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pee-ew

/piː(j)uː/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.43 in modern English

Syllables: pee-ew
IPA: /piː(j)uː/

10

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

An exclamation of disgust at a bad smell.

Example Sentences

""Pee-ew," he exclaimed. "She fouled up the whole shirt with that perfume of hers. I can smell it all over.""
"“Pee-ew, girl do you stink!” Renee said. “Go take those boots off!”"
""Pee-ew!" Nancy said, squeezing her nose."
"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.""
"...when I get a whiff of precisely where this scent is coming from: my sweaty (and slightly hairy) armpit. Pee-ew."
"After sniffing her toilet bowl (hey—anything in the name of science!), I said, "Pee-ew!""

Etymology

A drawn-out version of pew.

Inflected Forms

pee-yew (alternative) peeyew (alternative) P U (alternative) P.U. (alternative) peeyoo (alternative) pee-you (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce pee-ew?: The recorded pronunciation is /piː(j)uː/.
What does pee-ew mean?: An exclamation of disgust at a bad smell.
Where does pee-ew come from?: A drawn-out version of pew.

How to pronounce pee-ew

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