wowser
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.wow·ser
noun \ˈwau̇-zər\Definition of WOWSER
chiefly Australian : an obtrusively puritanical person
Examples of WOWSER
- <wowsers would be well-advised to avoid Sydney's annual Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras>
Origin of WOWSER
origin unknown
First Known Use: 1899
Related to WOWSER
- Synonyms
- bluenose, moralist, Mrs. Grundy, nice nelly, puritan, prude [chiefly Australian]
- Antonyms
- immoralist
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