Phew vs Pew - What's the difference?
phew | pew | Alternative forms |
Used to show relief, fatigue, surprise, or disgust.
* Phew , that took a long time to define!
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.
Pew is a alternative form of phew.
As interjections the difference between phew and pew
is that phew is used to show relief, fatigue, surprise, or disgust while pew is An expression of disgust in response to an unpleasant odor.As a noun pew is
one of the long benches in a church, seating several persons, usually fixed to the floor and facing the chancel.As a verb pew is
to furnish with pews.As a proper noun Pew is
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Interjection
(en interjection)See also
* whew *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)