yowie en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈjaʊwi/
- (Australia) audio
- you'wi
Etymology
Borrowed from Gamilaraay yuwi (“dream spirit”).
Meanings
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(Australia) An ape-like monster or animal said to exist in parts of eastern Australia.
The white population claimed that an escaped panther from a travelling circus was the culprit; others thought that a Yowie was responsible.
1986, Bruce Pascoe, “The Slaughters of the Bulumwaal Butcher”, in Anita Heiss, Peter Minter, editors, Macquarie PEN Anthology of Aboriginal Literature, Allen & Unwin, published 2008, page 101:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| yowies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Relateds
min min lights · sasquatch · yeti · abominable snowman · menk · Bigfoot · bunyip