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wowser

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈwaʊzə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(wou′zər)

wow•ser (wou′zər),USA pronunciation n. [Australia and New Zealand.]

British Termsan excessively puritanical person.

origin, originally uncertain 1895–1900

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wowser /ˈwaʊzə/ n Austral NZ slang

a fanatically puritanical person
a teetotaller

Etymology: 20th Century: from English dialect wow to whine, complain

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