yowie
/ (ˈjaʊɪ) /
noun
a large legendary manlike or apelike creature, alleged to inhabit the Australian outback
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Word Origin for yowie
C21: from an Aboriginal word yuwi
Words nearby yowie
you've, you've lost me, You've made your bed, now lie in it, yow, yowe, yowie, yowl, yowler, yo-yo, yo-yo dieting, Ypres
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Example sentences from the Web for yowie
So I made a compact that as soon as he showed us this wonderful “Yowie” (his word for water) he should go free.
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