ewwy face
- noun
- Baby Talk
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- She made an ewwy face when she tasted the sour milk.
Examples
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The kids pulled an ewwy face at the smell of the rotten eggs.
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She made an ewwy face when tasting the soup.
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He couldn't help but make an ewwy face when he saw the dirty bathroom.
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Did you see his ewwy face when he saw the spider?
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He couldn't help but make an ewwy face when he saw the dirty bathroom.
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The kids pulled an ewwy face at the smell of the rotten eggs.
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She made an ewwy face when tasting the soup.
Synonyms
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1.0
A facial expression with the eyebrows pushed together showing dislike or worry
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5.3
A twisted face that shows pain, disgust, or forced amusement
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3.9
An angry look that shows you do not like something
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2.8
A look that shows dislike or anger
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5.5
A look on the face that shows you do not respect someone
An exaggerated face people make to show disgust or disapproval
A face that shows discomfort or dislike
A look with eyebrows pulled together and lips pressed to show disapproval
Antonyms
How Disgusted
Surface Forms
Morphology
ewwy + face
If a learner knows 'ewwy' as an expression/adjective meaning showing disgust and the noun 'face', the compound simply denotes a face showing disgust; the meaning is directly compositional. Although 'ewwy' is informal/onomatopoeic and dialectal, the semantic combination follows standard adjective + noun patterns and is immediately transparent to learners who know both parts.
Etymology
Ewwy face comes from the picture of an ewwy look on the face, with the nose wrinkled and lips pushed out when someone sees or tastes something gross. That's why it means 'disgust' or 'distaste'.