Housie
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈhaʊzi/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Housie is a noun meaning (Australia, New Zealand) A gambling game similar to bingo.
Meaning
(Australia, New Zealand) A gambling game similar to bingo.
More Meanings
- (slang) One who is not homeless.
Example Sentences
Thursday night was housie night at St Monica′s hall.
She ran raffles, card games and housie to raise money for Māori welfare.
Aficionados continued to play housie for the rest of the decade, but always under the threat of criminal prosecution.
2010, Michael Caulfield (editor), The Voices of War: Australians Tell Their Stories from World War I to the Present, unumbered page, He was very officious—universally hated—and bingo, then called housie, was illegal, because we had a housie game and we used to play this on deck and we were all up on deck in our shorts and we′d give warning if he was coming.
Word Forms
- housie-housie
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include housie-housie, housy-housy, houso, houser, hoosegow, hospo.
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