Spew vs Pew - What's the difference?
spew | pew |
to eject forcibly and in a stream
(slang) to vomit
(slang) to ejaculate
(slang) to laugh unexpectedly while drinking, causing drink to exit the nose
To eject seed, as wet land swollen with frost.
(slang) vomit or sick
(slang) ejaculate
One of the long benches in a church, seating several persons, usually fixed to the floor and facing the chancel.
An enclosed compartment in a church which provides seating for a group of people, often a prominent family.
* 2006 September 11, Sheryl Gay Stolberg, "Bush Mourns 9/11 at Ground Zero as N.Y. Remembers", [http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/11/nyregion/nyregionspecial3/11bush.html]
Any structure shaped like a church pew, such as a stall, formerly used by money lenders, etc.; a box in a theatre; or a pen or sheepfold.
As a verb spew
is to eject forcibly and in a stream.As a noun spew
is (slang) vomit or sick.As a proper noun pew is
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Verb
(en verb)Noun
(-)Derived terms
* Belyando spewAnagrams
* (l)pew
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Etymology 1
From (etyl) pewe, from (etyl) .Noun
(en noun)- ''In many churches some pews are reserved for either clerical or liturgical officials such as canons, or for prominent families
- At St. Patrick’s Cathedral, firefighters in dress blues and white gloves escorted families to the pews for a memorial service, led by Mr. Bloomberg, to honor the 343 Fire Department employees killed on 9/11.
- (Samuel Pepys)
- (Milton)