Ewww

The word 'ewww' is being tossed around by many women today. I often wonder if there are any restrictions at all on this lovely little reaction word. I have yet to hear a man use this word, and I am confident that 'ewww' is simply a word that women use to describe something that they find truly disgusting.

I have been around women who use the word 'ewww' at every opportunity. My friend Amanda used it the other day when she saw an old mercedes (circa 1995) turn the corner at a busy intersection. My friend Jessica said 'ewww' when a handsome man asked her out on a date to an elegant restaurant. My friend Christine exclaimed 'ewww' when she went to rent a movie one night but the store had closed ten minutes before she got there. Lastly, my friend Susan shouted 'ewww' when she saw that a transsexual was about to serve her a chocolate ice cream cone. She changed her mind and ordered strawberry.

My friend Sarah had a different experience when she saw a mouse racing across her kitchen floor. Instead of shouting the tradional 'ewww', Sarah did not shout at all. She simply said: "What a cute little critter...looks like he is eating well in that little hole."