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Stoush

//staʊʃ// noun, verb, slang

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Noun

1
A fight, an argument. Australia, New-Zealand, informal
"1996, Elizabeth Knox, Glamour and the Sea, Victoria University Press, New Zealand, page 166, Barry explained that his friend wasn′t drunk, he′d been in a stoush, had a ding on his head and was covered in money."

Verb

1
To fight; to argue. Australia, informal
"1916, C. J. Dennis, The Call of Stoush, The Moods of Ginger Mick, 2009, Sydney University Press, page 15, Wot price ole Ginger Mick? ′E′s done a break— / Gone to the flamin′ war to stoush the foe."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Possibly from stash. Australian from 1893; Boer War military slang. Also may be derived from stushie or stooshie, a Scottish term for a commotion, rumpus, or row.

Etymology 2

Possibly from stash. Australian from 1893; Boer War military slang. Also may be derived from stushie or stooshie, a Scottish term for a commotion, rumpus, or row.

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