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shouse

/ʃaʊs/

shouse noun: an outhouse; an outbuilding used as a lavatory.

Noun

shouse (plural shouses)

  1. (Australia, slang) An outhouse; an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
    • He sat off on one side, lonesome as a country shouse.
    • Shouse, a privy.1941, Sidney John Baker, A Popular Dictionary of Australian Slang, page 66
    Synonyms:
    outhouse

Proper noun capitalized: Shouse

Shouse (plural Shouses)

  1. A surname.

Synonyms of shouse

Forms of shouse

Noun
pluralshouses
alternative forms'house
Proper noun
pluralShouses

Origin of shouse

A clipping of shithouse.

Questions about shouse

What does shouse mean?
Shouse means an outhouse; an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
What part of speech is shouse?
Shouse can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce shouse?
Shouse is pronounced /ʃaʊs/.
What is the plural of shouse?
The plural of shouse is shouses.

Words near shouse in the dictionary

  1. Shoupista
  2. Shoupistas
  3. Shoups
  4. shouq
  5. shouqs
  6. shouse
  7. shouses
  8. Shouson Hill
  9. shout
  10. shout down
  11. shout fire in a crowded theater

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