Something very exciting or stimulating.
The shearers threw some blankets in / To make another swag, / The rousers gave a billycan / And brand new tucker bag;
Rouser means: Something very exciting or stimulating.. It has drug-related associations; worth a calm conversation about which side of the topic your teen is on. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up. For most families this word will pass by without incident; it is more a vocabulary curiosity than a parenting concern.
Rouser means: Something very exciting or stimulating.. It has drug-related associations; worth a calm conversation about which side of the topic your teen is on. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up. For most families this word will pass by without incident; it is more a vocabulary curiosity than a parenting concern.
Slang is read by different audiences for very different reasons. The For parents view re-explains the term in plain, non-judgemental language so a caregiver can understand what their child means without needing the surrounding subculture. The For English learners view focuses on register (when it's safe to use), formal alternatives, and common mistakes — what a textbook won't teach you.
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rouser means: Something very exciting or stimulating.. Register: very informal, often derogatory or vulgar. Avoid in formal, business, academic, or polite writing. Even in casual speech the word can offend and is best left out of a learner's active vocabulary. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself.
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One who rouses another from sleep.
The aim of the rouser is eventually to become a shearer via the medium of the learner’s pen, and in fact the rousie is really an apprentice shearer; but there is certainly a great gulf between the accomplished prince of the board and the…
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(colloquial, archaic) A stirrer in a copper for boiling wort.
The shearers threw some blankets in / To make another swag, / The rousers gave a billycan / And brand new tucker bag;
“🗳️ Nigel Farage's party is poised to do rather well in tomorrow's local elections. ❌ But how well do you really know this veteran rabble-rouser, gold bullion salesman and part-time MP? 📖 If only there were some sort of 'record' of his innermost 'thoughts'...”
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