I. pew 1 /pjuː/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: puie , from Latin podia , plural of podium ; ⇨ ↑ podium ]
1 . a long wooden seat in a church
2 . take a pew British English spoken used humorously to invite someone to sit down
II. pew 2 BrE AmE interjection American English spoken
[ Date: 1900-2000 ; Origin: pooh ]
used when something smells very bad