Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wowserism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: wowserism
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

moral crusading against alcohol, gambling, pornography, etc.

Australian usage; New Zealand usage; Uncountable

Etymology

From wowser + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: wowser

Usage

Questions

What does wowserism mean?: moral crusading against alcohol, gambling, pornography, etc.
Where does wowserism come from?: From wowser + -ism.

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