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Hy-phens. (just to point out that there are several different possible meanings to the spelling "EWW.."; it's often a term of disgust. You have to hear it to tell which meaning is intended; …
etymology - Eww! Has it crossed the pond yet? - English Language ...
At school in England around the turn of the millenium, "eww" was certainly in usage. I think (as mentioned in the comments) the huge popularity of US television shows may have had …
meaning - Is it “P.U.” or “pew” (regarding stinky things)? - English ...
2017年5月5日 · P.U. is not one I’ve seen before, and I doubt I’d recognise it; and pew has the disadvantage of being a word with a very different meaning. But pyewww, pyuuuuuww, …
Dictionary for eh, uh-huh, eww and so on [closed]
2018年6月9日 · Eww, eh, and uh-huh don’t mimick anything, they’re just meaningless sounds that happen to have taken on a specific set of meanings in English. – Janus Bahs Jacquet …
What does "P.U." (in reference to stinkiness) stand for?
2) It's actually spelled "piu," but is often pronounced as "pee-yew". It's root is the Indo-European word "pu," meaning to rot or decay. A lot of other languages use this root word and have the …
Onomatopoeia for disgust - English Language & Usage Stack …
2017年2月22日 · The earliest OED entry is from 1966, noting an earlier verb sense of yuck meaning to vomit, but it may have existed earlier in dialectic English. Chris Sunami's …
How do you spell 'hoo-wee!' - English Language & Usage Stack …
2014年11月2日 · Since the expression is an interjection—a cry of surprise or delight, really—many dictionaries (including Merriam-Webster's, evidently) don't consider it a standard …
History of the phrase "I was like.." or "I was all..."
2016年3月11日 · Sure, the latter phrase has the same technical meaning, but it doesn't have the same emotional punch. This question is looking for a replacement for the phrase, but I'm not …
How do you write the expression of disgust that sounds like "er"?
2015年1月4日 · Stack Exchange Network. Stack Exchange network consists of 183 Q&A communities including Stack Overflow, the largest, most trusted online community for …
An exclamation for “this is what I was looking for”?
2022年6月4日 · I am looking for an exclamation for a situation like the following: You are disappointed for what there is or you already have, and then you unexpectedly find/discover …