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yowie

  • /ˈjaʊwi/

Rhymes with -aʊi

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Borrowed from Gamilaraay yuwi (“dream spirit”).

noun yowies

  1. 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.

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@misc{yowie_2026,
  title = {yowie},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/yowie},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}