Word.ws English Dictionary

chewie

/ˈt͡ʃuː.i/

chewie noun: chewing gum.

Noun

chewie (countable and uncountable, plural chewies)

  1. (Australia, informal) Chewing gum.
    • Also, I forgot to take my chewie out of my mouth.2006, Liane Moriarty, The Last Anniversary, pages 260–261
    • "You wanna piece of chewie or don't ya? It's Wrigley."2010, Martine Murray, How to Make a Bird, page 60
  2. (informal) A chewable treat or toy intended for a pet.
    • Holding the chewie away from her, he encouraged the dog to walk up the ramp.1991, Brenda Trent, For Heaven's Sake, page 104
    • Millie settled happily enough in her crate with a chewie, […]2009, Ellen O'Connell, Rottweiler Rescue, page 83

Examples of chewie in a sentence

  • The chewie would hide his smoker's breath and fool the teachers if they did a spot check.2019, Sallie Muirden, Wedding Puzzle, unnumbered page:
  • Meanwhile, here's what you can do now: Find bones and chewies your dog likes.2016, Sarah Hodgson, Modern Dog Parenting: Raising Your Dog or Puppy to Be a Loving Member of Your Family, page 223:

Forms of chewie

pluralchewies
alternative formchewy

Origin of chewie

From chew + -ie.

Words formed from chewie

Words that rhyme with chewie

16 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about chewie

What does chewie mean?
Chewie means chewing gum.
How do you use chewie in a sentence?
The chewie would hide his smoker's breath and fool the teachers if they did a spot check.
What part of speech is chewie?
Chewie is a noun.
How do you pronounce chewie?
Chewie is pronounced /ˈt͡ʃuː.i/.
What is the plural of chewie?
The plural of chewie is chewies.

Words near chewie in the dictionary

  1. chewet
  2. cheweth
  3. chewets
  4. Chewidden Day
  5. Chewidden Thursday
  6. chewie
  7. chewie on ya boot
  8. chewier
  9. chewies
  10. chewiest
  11. chewin'

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: chewie (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated:

Pronunciation audio from Wikimedia Commons, each file under its own free license: EN-AU ck1 chewie.ogg.

Cite this entry: “chewie.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/chewie. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.