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housie
Meaning of
housie
in English:
housie
Pronunciation
/ˈhaʊsi/
noun
mass noun
Australian, New Zealand
Bingo.
‘housie is being played somewhere on the island every night’
More example sentences
‘Similar to the popular housie or tombola, students won cash prizes in this game.’
‘They had no devotion to the Rosary and they were not interested in parish novenas or working to continue the regular housie nights.’
‘The fun and games continued with housie occupying most of the time.’
‘The interactors made them play games such as housie and passing the parcel.’
‘Games of housie were played and fond memories and experiences were shared by the principals and students.’
‘Children reported playing housie and card games.’
‘The weekly housie session is very serious fun.’
‘His mother was returning from housie at the time.’
‘Housie is a common form of fundraising within Pacific churches.’
‘People who use the rooms behind the library for bowls, housie, and darts.’
Origin
1930s perhaps from
housey-housey
.
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