Definitions
Etymologies
- Probably from stash. Australian from 1893; Boer War military slang. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Politically speaking this latest stoush is based on the failiure of the current Peronist government led by Christina Fernadez de kirchner (CFK to friends and enemies alike).”
Cheeseburger Gothic » Anyone been following the build up to next falklands war?
“Stousher: nickname for someone often in a fight (or "stoush") swagman (swaggy): Generally, anyone who is walking in the "outback" with a swag.”
“Hockey quiet over Macfarlane 'stoush' OPPOSITION treasury spokesman Joe Hockey has remained tightlipped on whether a Liberal party colleague told him he isn't up to the job.”
“stoush" that landlord, and the driver stopped the coach cheerfully at their request; but they said they'd come across him again and allowed themselves to be persuaded out of it.”
“A political stoush has erupted with Opposition parliamentarians accusing the government of causing the increase in boat people and encouraging people smuggling through its changes to border protection.”
Global Voices in English » Australia: Playing Political Bingo with Boat People
“Leaving out a small stoush in Europe and simply referring to it as JB did in AoT for the ME and other battles gives back story.”
“So after a big stoush, some culling of sorts we will have all these shinny new gadgets and hey. .maybe even FTL as well .. and off we go. just a thought ya know”
“And I love the idea of fencing masters descending on Cambridge, not to mention the odd stoush between ‘town and gown’ – brilliant!”
“BOB BANGAR, its starting to llok light Friday night is the go, How are you two situated for a Fri night stoush!”
“The more you flip out the more entertaining it is for the voyeurs, pervs and lurkers on here who love a stoush.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘stoush’.
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fight
words for fighting
( open list, randomness )bout, fight, match, smackdown, blue, stoush, battle, clash, fuss, fray, ruckus, tussle and 115 more...
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oldecat's Words
noncommutative, morphodynamics, ferrywoman, circumcircle, acceleration, inactivity, biodiesel, corrosion, quadrilogy, imprimitivity, normalizer, teleosemantics and 240 more...
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Encountered while reading
snatiation, urodynamics, cadaverine, putrescine, ferret emesis, dracula fish, psychedelic frogfish, mangkorn chomphoo, sengi, blonde-ginger bat, symplectic camel, zeolite and 312 more...
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new acquisitions
found in the wild (i.e., not on Wordie!)
samara, indehiscent, paschal, rogation, wen, rete, diriment, epicene, duramen, euhemerism, objurgate, canaille and 429 more...
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Peter Carey's Illywhacker
Culling my "Learned (or Encountered) in Reading" list. Thanks for the idea, yarb.
tinea, mingy, blanco, bitzer, mallee fowl, yabbies, coir, bluey, stoush, barney, currawong, providore and 43 more...
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Magic or Madness
Words from the glossaries in the back of the novels.
ambo, arse, bickie, biscuit, bloke, boong, bottlebrush, bronze medallion, bugger, bunyip, cardie, chips and 79 more...
Tweets
Looking for tweets for stoush.

sionnach Google gambles on the battle of Beijing Jan 14, 2010
chained_bear Usage on barney. Apr 17, 2009
yarb Manganese miner and trader OM Holdings is facing a stoush with its largest shareholder, Ukrainian-owned Consolidated Minerals, over proposed changes to OMH’s takeover rules.
- MiningNews article, 1-6-09 Jan 6, 2009
lampbane Fight. Sep 17, 2008