stoush · noun — A fight, an argument.
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stoush is pronounced /staʊʃ/.
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
- A fight, an argument.
verb
- To fight; to argue.e.g.“1916, C. J. Dennis, The Call of Stoush, The Moods of Ginger Mick, 2009, Sydney University Press, page 15,
Wot price ole Ginger Mick? ′E′s done a break— / Gone to the flamin′ war to stoush the foe.”
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