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Definition of phew exclamation from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

phew

exclamation

/fjuː/

/fjuː/

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a sound that people make to show that they are hot, tired, or happy that something bad has finished or did not happen
- Phew, it's hot in here!
- Phew, I'm glad that's all over.
compare whew
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Word Originearly 17th cent.: imitative of puffing.

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