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housies

housies is the plural 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.

Questions about housies

What is housies the plural of?
Housies is the plural of housie.

Words near housies in the dictionary

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

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