wowser
[ wou-zer ]
/ ˈwaʊ zər /
noun Australia and New Zealand.
an excessively puritanical person.
Origin of wowser
First recorded in 1895–1900; origin uncertain
Words nearby wowser
British Dictionary definitions for wowser
wowser
/ (ˈwaʊzə) /
noun Australian and NZ slang
a fanatically puritanical person
a teetotaller
Word Origin for wowser
C20: from English dialect
wow to whine, complain