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ousie

ousie noun: a black woman, especially one who works as a maid.

Noun

ousie (plural ousies)

  1. (South Africa, slang) A black woman, especially one who works as a maid.

Forms of ousie

pluralousies

Origin of ousie

Afrikaans

Questions about ousie

What does ousie mean?
Ousie means a black woman, especially one who works as a maid.
What part of speech is ousie?
Ousie is a noun.
What is the plural of ousie?
The plural of ousie is ousies.

Words near ousie in the dictionary

  1. Ouseleys
  2. ousels
  3. ouses
  4. Oushak
  5. ousia
  6. ousie
  7. ousies
  8. ousing
  9. Ouspenskian
  10. Ousset
  11. oust

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