stoush
stoush · stoushes · stoushed · stoushing
To fight; to argueTo fight; to argue.
/staʊʃ/
» A stoush over salaries and other entitlements is likely to see thousands of government workers walk off the job.
Meaning
1 senses(Australia, informal)To fight; to argue.
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.
Examples
1 sentencesA stoush over salaries and other entitlements is likely to see thousands of government workers walk off the job.
Origin
Possibly from stash. Australian from 1893; Boer War military slang. Also may be derived frPossibly 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.
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Forms
stoushes, stoushing, stoushed, stoushedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle