Definition of housey-housey in English:
housey-housey
(also housie-housie)
noun həʊzɪˈhəʊzihaʊsɪˈhaʊsi
British old-fashioned term for bingo
Example sentencesExamples
- Memories of those days not only include the garden parties, but also housie-housie before a film show in the old Church Hall on the hill.
- Needless to say, these measures were generally foiled by the watchfulness of the soldiery; so poker, pontoon, crown-and - anchor and the like continued to flourish, along with housie-housie.
- Other than dances, sundowners, whist drives, ‘trook’ sessions, and housie-housie, there were concerts from time to time.
- In that period the game was known as tombola, housey-housey or lotto.
- The non-stop spot prizes, raffles, and housie-housie really kept the crowd in top gear all the day.
Rhymes
blowsy, Dalhousie, drowsy, frowzy, lousy