interjection
pew
A sound made to imitate a laser or gun firing.
She points her toy laser at me and says, “pew!”
Etymology
A sound imitation, especially of a fictional laser. It is unrelated to the church-seat word.
More examples
- “Pew, pew!” he shouts, pretending to fire his space blaster.
- I add a little “pew!” whenever the cartoon spaceship fires.
- She makes finger guns and whispers, “pew!”