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What (who) is wowser - definition
AUSTRALASIAN SLANG FOR A MORALIZER
Wowserism
!['Auntie Pratten Censors the Sabbath', cartoon by [[Cecil Hartt]] (published in [[Smith's Weekly]], 14 February 1925), featuring caricatures of the Australian Prime Minister [[Stanley Bruce]] and a minister in his Government, [[Herbert Pratten]] (depicted as the wowserish 'Auntie Pratten').](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Auntie Pratten by Cecil Hartt Smiths Weekly 14Feb1925.jpg?width=200 "'Auntie Pratten Censors the Sabbath', cartoon by [[Cecil Hartt]] (published in [[Smith's Weekly]], 14 February 1925), featuring caricatures of the Australian Prime Minister [[Stanley Bruce]] and a minister in his Government, [[Herbert Pratten]] (depicted as the wowserish 'Auntie Pratten').")
wowser
['wa?z?]
¦ noun Austral./NZ informal a puritanical person, in particular a teetotaller or person opposed to alcohol.
Origin
C19: of obscure origin.
Wowser
"Wowser" is an Australian and New Zealand term that refers to a person who seeks to deprive others of behaviour deemed to be immoral or sinful.
wowsers
Dizty version of wow.
You got new shoes? Wowsers!
You got new shoes? Wowsers!
Wikipedia
Wowser
"Wowser" is an Australian and New Zealand term that refers to a person who seeks to deprive others of behaviour deemed to be immoral or sinful.
