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housy-housy

housy-housy is the alternative form of housey-housey.

Meaning of housey-housey

Noun

housey-housey (uncountable)

  1. Lotto or bingo, especially when played for money.
    • The rest of the day they passed lying on their beds yarning, or reading stories by Victoria Cross, or playing cards or housey-housey.1974, GB Edwards, The Book of Ebenezer Le Page, New York, published 2007, page 122

Questions about housy-housy

What is housy-housy the alternative form of?
Housy-housy is the alternative form of housey-housey.

Words near housy-housy in the dictionary

  1. Houstoun
  2. housty
  3. houswife
  4. houswives
  5. housy
  6. housy-housy
  7. hout
  8. Hout Bay
  9. Houten
  10. Houthalenian
  11. Houthi

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