yowie
/ (ˈjaʊɪ) /
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noun
a large legendary manlike or apelike creature, alleged to inhabit the Australian outback
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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.
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, YoY, yo-yo, yo-yo dieting
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How to use yowie in a sentence
So I made a compact that as soon as he showed us this wonderful “Yowie” (his word for water) he should go free.
Spinifex and Sand|David W Carnegie