stoush
/staʊʃ/noun, verb
stoush is spelled S-T-O-U-S-H: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 52 million words in written English, the 225,584th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, stoush means “A fight, an argument” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of stoush is stoushes.
How many letters and syllables are in stoush?
| Letters | 6: S-T-O-U-S-H |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 52 million words; the 225,584th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is stoush?
Stoush appears about once in every 52 million words in written English, the 225,584th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce stoush?
- /staʊʃ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-stoush.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of stoush
- stoushes plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- stoushing participle, present
- stoushed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does stoush mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
AustraliainformalA fight, an argument.
verb
- 1
AustraliainformalTo fight; to argue.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does stoush come from?
Possibly from stash. Australian from 1893; Boer War military slang. Also may be derived from stushie or stooshie, a Scottish term for a commotion, rumpus, or row.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).