Meaning & use
yowie
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a large, hairy, ape-like creature said to inhabit the Australian outback, similar to Bigfoot or Sasquatch in other folklore.
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Locals have reported yowie sightings in the remote forests of New South Wales for decades.
The documentary explored eyewitness accounts of the yowie without ever finding conclusive evidence.
A note on using this word
Yowie comes from an Aboriginal Australian word and is the local counterpart to legendary creatures like Sasquatch in North America.
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