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wowsers

noun

plural of wowser, chiefly Australian

as in puritans

a person who is greatly concerned with seemly behavior and morality especially regarding sexual matters wowsers would be well-advised to avoid that steamy new show on TV

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puritans

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Its students arrive morally outraged, a priori puritans, while its professors are enervated and dissatisfied.

— Zain Khalid, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026
During and after both wars, puritans used large-scale enslavement of Native peoples to bolster their labor force and help clear land for colonial settlement.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026

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