wowser
/ˈwaʊzə
/noun Australian /NZ informal
A puritanical or censorious person, in particular a teetotaller or person opposed to alcohol.They don't need wowsers telling them that you can or can't gamble....
- The nation is again being told off for its profligacy, economic wowsers merrily predicting a scuttling.
- Of course there are always the wowsers who resent the sight of anyone enjoying themselves, and would like to stop it.
Origin
Late 19th century: of obscure origin.
Rhymes
- peace movement
- peacenik
- peace offensive
- peace offering
- peace officer
- peace order
- peace park
- Peace People
- peace pipe
- peace plant
- peace pledge
- Peace Pledge Union
- peace prize
- peace process
- Peace River
- peace sign
- peace studies
- peace symbol
- peace talker
- peace-talking
- peace talks
- peacetime
- peace-trained
- peace walk
- peace warrant