yowie

Definitions


[ˈjaʊi], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a large, hairy ape-like creature supposedly inhabiting parts of eastern Australia
(e.g: they spotted what they believe was a yowie while on their way home in a remote Australian town)


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Origin:
late 19th century: perhaps from Yuwaalaraay (a language of northern New South Wales) yuwi ‘dream spirit’




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