Where do we get the word "PeeU!". As in when something smells we say "PeeU".?

Answer 1

It's just adding pronunciation to the act of expelling your breath, and wrinkling your nose, the moment after you smell something bad.

You are naturally trying to get the air out of your nose and mouth, to stop smelling the bad item, and p-u just adds sound to the exhalation.

Answer 2

According to the Oxford English Dictionary, it comes from British English. " Expressing contempt, disgust, or derision."

The earliest printed use is from 1604 John Marston's play Malcontent " Pue, thou giuest no good reason, Thou speakest like a foole."

A more recent example (of a yucky smell) is from Sue Miller's book 1990 book Family Pictures "Sometimes when I saw my boyfriend right afterward, he'd pull his head back from my stinky hair and say, ‘Pew: therapy!’"

Answer 3

I think we get it from Purdue University. But then again, I went to IU.

Answer 4

I dont know i dont say it anyway because i dont use the word so i dont care.