10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WOWSER»
Discover the use of
wowser in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
wowser and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
By way of showing just how perverse he could be, Wowser leaped down to the
curb where, hunched into a most awkward position, he wrapped his off hind leg
halfway round his neck and prodded at a flea behind his ear. Jim Suffolk looked ...
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The American Language: A Preliminary Inquiry Into the ...
19 It is in Doreen and the Sentimental "Bloke; New York, 1916. 20 It is a pity that
American has not borrowed the Australian invention wowser. Says a writer in the
Manchester Guardian: "Wowser, whether used as an adjective or a substantive, ...
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Life and Other Bad Habits: no data
My kids have never heard of the Wowser. At least I think that's how you spell it. To
my knowledge, the word has never appeared in print before now. For 30-plus
years, it has existed only in spoken form, so I'm spelling it phone cally: WOW-zer
.
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The Merriam-Webster New Book of Word Histories
OE wyrgan to strangle; akin to OHG wurgen to strangle, ON virgill halter, Lath
veržti to constrict, press, OE wringan to wring] wowser Wowser is a colorful term
that designates such notions as are found in bluenose, comstock, and
prohibitionist.
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Offensive to a Reasonable Adult (Text-Only Version): Film ...
Although there is no explicit sex and thus nothing that could aesthetically be
called “pornographic” in the strict sense of the term, to the Christian wowser it
embodied and validated pornography as a philosophical, humanist discourse in
...
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Kel Richards' Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
'Wowser' is an Australian word that means 'a puritanical person' – usually in the
most negative sense. John Norton, editor of the Sydney Truth newspaper in the
late19thand early 20th centuries, claimed to have coined the word, but The ...
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CCSS RL.3.2 Fables, Folktales and Myths: Aligns to CCSS ...
One time a wowser attacked Bill. What's a wowser, you might wonder? Well, it's
part grizzly bear, part mountain lion, part gorilla, and part tarantula. While they
fought, Bill and that wowser kicked up such a dust storm it covered the whole
state ...
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How the Dismal Science Got Its Name: Classical Economics and ...
The easily identifiable broad-brimmed hat, which has been kicked off his head,
and the tract in his hand, unreadable on the card but proclaiming "Anti-Tobac" in
the original painting, identifies him as the dread wowser.4 The suggestion of ...
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Complete Poems by Lawrence: Easyread Large Edition
Wowser*. There is a little wowser John Thomas by name, and for every bloomin',
mortal thing that little blighter's to blame. It was 'im as made the first mistake of
putting us in the world, forcin' us out of the unawake, an' makin' us come uncurled
.
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The Spectacular Modern Woman: Feminine Visibility in the 1920s
When the newly established borough of Carrum, in Melbourne, imposed a £20
fine on anyone exposing bare arms or legs, except when immersed in the sea,
Truth berated the council for bowing to "the dimsighted Wowser scrupulously and
...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WOWSER»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
wowser is used in the context of the following news items.
Oak Bluffs library book sale a wowser
The Library Friends of Oak Bluffs thank the community for making our annual Book Sale this past week a rousing success. The Library Friends thank Director ... «Martha's Vineyard Times, Jul 15»
Mendo Lake Food Hub ribbon cutting at Wowser
On Thursday, July 23, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., Wowser in Willits will host a ribbon cutting ceremony for the Mendo-Lake Food Hub. The community is invited to ... «Ukiah Daily Journal, Jul 15»
Small fire safely out at Wowser
It was an otherwise normal morning for members at Wowser. One hobbyist was spinning wire into bracelets and Cyndee Logan was writing a grant, when she ... «The Willits News, Jul 15»
Kaspar Wowser
Kaspar Wowser. by Crikey. Kaspar Wowser. Categories: Kaspar Wowser. 7 Responses. Comments page: 1 |. great cartoon today- you'll probably get lots of ... «Crikey, Apr 15»
The wowser who wowed the Anzacs
An Anzac chaplain worshipped by soldiers despite being a wowser shows the influential role Christians played in the Great War, a new biography reveals. «Avondale College News, Apr 15»
Wowser Announces Ambitious Plans
Wowser, the East Commercial St. maker space, has announced plans to spin off a for-profit wing which will generate revenues by building “tiny homes,” sending ... «The Willits News, Mar 15»
Call me a wowser but too much sex ain't good for us
Call me a wowser, but even though I enjoyed and appreciated the Jean Paul Gaultier exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria, there are also parts I found ... «The Age, Feb 15»
Don't laugh, Daniel Andrews wants to breathalyse MPs
Yes, and the wowser "must devote himself zealously to reforming the morals of his neighbours, and, in particular, to throwing obstacles in the way of their ... «The Age, Nov 14»
Wowser holds open house on Sunday
9, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Wowser will host an open house and demonstration at its facility on 330 E. Commercial St. in Willits. Wowser is a federally recognized ... «The Willits News, Nov 14»
Wowser in Willits empowers people to become makers
Wowser, LLC., a federally recognized nonprofit that offers a unique environment to build, learn and teach, will open its doors to the public for tours, project ... «Ukiah Daily Journal, Nov 14»
