yowie
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Gamilaraay yuwi (“dream spirit”).
Pronunciation
Noun
yowie (plural yowies)
- (Australia, cryptozoology) An ape-like monster or animal said to exist in parts of eastern Australia.
- 1986, Bruce Pascoe, “The Slaughters of the Bulumwaal Butcher”, in Anita Heiss, Peter Minter, editors, Macquarie PEN Anthology of Aboriginal Literature, Allen & Unwin, published 2008, page 101:
- The white population claimed that an escaped panther from a travelling circus was the culprit; others thought that a Yowie was responsible.
See also
French
Etymology
Proper noun
yowie f
Scots
Noun
yowie (plural yowies)
- diminutive of yowe (“ewe”)