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Definition of wowse in English: wowseverbwaʊz [no object]Australian, NZ informal Comment on moral issues, typically in a puritanical or censorious way. it is time that they stopped wowsing ineffectually at a high level Example sentencesExamples - He has our full forgiveness for being angry, but he shouldn't wowse about it and talk of "Christian restraints," and tell dirty lies.
- There are other people living on boats in the marina, and we wouldn't want them wowsing.
- Sane-minded Australians will be disgusted to learn that there is a movement on foot in wowsing circles here to import Cockney members of that nauseous body, the Y.M.C.A., to Australia in large quantities.
- The more wowsing censors banned the exhibition of her pictures on the grounds that adultery should not be encouraged.
- Oh, why will they Wowse, these public men?
Origin Early 20th century: back-formation from wowser. |