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-ouse
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ouse
French
Alternative forms
fr -ouze
Etymology
Apparently representing an old form of the feminine suffix fr -euse, preserved in slang.
Pronunciation
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR--ouse.wav <<France>> (<<Vosges>>)
Suffix
fr -ouze
fr bague ring bagouse large ring slang
fr bière beer binouse (glass of) beer informal
fr centrale center centrouse central prison house slang
fr feuille leaf fouillouse pocket (of a garment) obsolete
fr gamelle portable pot or pan galtouse dish slang
fr partie game, match partouse orgy
fr perle pearl perlouse pearl; fart slang
fr piqure prick, injection piquouse prick, hit (of heroin) slang
fr tante aunt tantouse queer, homo informal, pejorative
Middle English
Suffix
enm suffix 1
enm -ous