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Wowser

Wowser

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Well, what is it?

RE: Wowser

Aus slang.

1. a fanatically puritanical person.

2. a teetotaller

RE: Wowser

A spoilsport.

Typically someone that assumes the moral high ground in order to stop somebody else enjoying themselves.

It's used in a fairly derogatory fashion, though I suspect those who are accused of wowserism revel in the attention and the sense of martyrdom.

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RE: Wowser

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Thanks. What a useful word.

RE: Wowser

Wowser is also what Inspector Gadget used to say when one of his many gadgets malfunctioned! I haven't seen that cartoon in years...

RE: Wowser

Thanks justkeepgiviner - I've spent all weekend trying to remember where I'd heard it before!

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