"rousie" meaning in All languages combined

See rousie on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: rousies [plural]
Etymology: From rous(eabout) + -ie. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|rouseabout|ie|alt1=rous(eabout)}} rous(eabout) + -ie Head templates: {{en-noun}} rousie (plural rousies)
  1. (Australia, New Zealand, colloquial) A rouseabout. Tags: Australia, New-Zealand, colloquial

Inflected forms

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