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housie-housie

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Australia/ˈhaʊzi-haʊzi/

housie-housie is the alternative form of housie.

Meaning of housie

Noun

housie (countable and uncountable, plural housies)

  1. (Australia, New Zealand, uncountable) A gambling game similar to bingo.
    • Aficionados continued to play housie for the rest of the decade, but always under the threat of criminal prosecution.1994, David Grant, On a Roll: A History of Gambling and Lotteries in New Zealand, page 138
  2. (countable, slang) One who is not homeless.

Origin of housie-housie

Reduplication of housie.

Questions about housie-housie

What is housie-housie the alternative form of?
Housie-housie is the alternative form of housie.
How do you pronounce housie-housie?
Housie-housie is pronounced /ˈhaʊzi-haʊzi/ (Australia).

Words near housie-housie in the dictionary

  1. Houshes
  2. houshold
  3. housholds
  4. housholdstuff
  5. housie
  6. housie-housie
  7. housies
  8. housing
  9. housing bubble
  10. housing bubbles
  11. housing commission

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