wowsers
wowsers is the plural of wowser.
Meaning of wowser
Noun
wowser (plural wowsers)
- One with strong moral views against alcohol, gambling, pornography, etc., who seeks to promulgate those views; a censorious, self-righteous, puritanical person who tries to stop others from having fun.
- “I’d like to come with you one day up to the top end,” she said. “I suppose it’ll have to be after we’re married.”
He grinned. “Plenty of wowsers back in Willstown to talk about it, if you came before.”1950, Neville Shute, chapter 9, in A Town Like Alice, London: The Reprint Society, published 1952, page 259
- Synonyms:
- killjoy, moral crusader, party pooper, prude, spoilsport
- “I’d like to come with you one day up to the top end,” she said. “I suppose it’ll have to be after we’re married.”
Interjection
Synonyms of wowsers
Forms of wowsers
| alternative form | wowser |
|---|---|
| alternative form | wowzer |
| alternative form | wowzers |
Origin of wowsers
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
From wow + -s + -ers.
Questions about wowsers
- What does wowsers mean?
- Wowsers means synonym of wow.
- What is wowsers the plural of?
- Wowsers is the plural of wowser.
- What part of speech is wowsers?
- Wowsers is an interjection.
Words near wowsers in the dictionary
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