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stoush
noun
a fight; a brawl; fighting AUSTRALIA, 1893
Possibly a variant of Scottish dialect stashie (a commotion, disturbance, quarrel) which was recorded in C19 Aberdeen as “stash” without the “-ie” suffix. During both World Wars used by servicemen to refer to the war, with a touch of jocular or ironic bravado.- STOUCH–A fight; to assault. — Gilbert H. Lawson, A Dictionary of Australian Words and Terms, 1924
- It was like the old days when I got Ernie into some stoush ashore just for the hell of fighting him out of it. — Robert S. Close, Love Me Sailor, p. 149, 1945
- Used to be in the Air Force during the last stouch. — John Wynnum, Tar Dust, p. 30, 1962
- “I joined up a year or so after the stoush finished[.]” — John Wynnum, Jiggin’ in the Riggin’, p. 57, 1965
- After a most unchildlike stoush, The Wiggles have reclaimed their crown as the most popular children’s group from young upstarts Hi-5. — Sydney Morning Herald, 4 March 2002
▶ deal out a stoush
to assault with violence AUSTRALIA, 1900 |