From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishldoce_256_apewpew1 /pjuː/ noun [countable]1
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DHFa long woodenseat in a church2 →take a pewExamples from the Corpuspew• Then, toward the front, on the gospel side, he saw a man kneeling in a pew.• His hand reached for the corner of a pew, the other scrabbling at the cracks in the unevenfloor.• Yes, by all means, take a pew.• She sits in the church pewnest to you each week.• There is a row of pews on either side of the chapel to seat two in each pew.• The great audiencerose, clapping and applauding, as the soldiersfiled into she pewsreserved for them...• Except for the pews and the floors, almost every interiorsurface was covered with statues or paintings.• The inner door stood open and through it she caughtsight of Eleanor Shergold sitting in one of the pews.pewpew2 interjection American English spokenUNPLEASANTused when something smells very badExamples from the Corpuspew• Pew! What stinks?Originpew1(1300-1400)Old Frenchpuie, from Latinpodia, plural of podium; → PODIUMpew2(1900-2000)pooh