28-07-2017, 09:21 AM
Thanks to Steve, I've learned a new word - stoush!
My spell checker doesn't recognise it and I don't think I'll have much use for it, though.
Wikipedia says:
Etymology
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.
Noun
stoush (plural stoushes)
(Australia, New Zealand, informal) A fight, an argument.
Verb
stoush (third-person singular simple present stoushes, present participle stoushing, simple past and past participle stoushed)
(Australia, informal) To fight; to argue.
My spell checker doesn't recognise it and I don't think I'll have much use for it, though.
Wikipedia says:
Etymology
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.
Noun
stoush (plural stoushes)
(Australia, New Zealand, informal) A fight, an argument.
Verb
stoush (third-person singular simple present stoushes, present participle stoushing, simple past and past participle stoushed)
(Australia, informal) To fight; to argue.
