noun
- people who are excessively puritanical or who disapprove of others’ enjoyment
Usage: chiefly Australian and New Zealand; informal
Examples
- The wowsers complained about the street festival being too loud.
- Don’t be such wowsers – let people have their fun.
- The local wowsers tried to shut down the pub’s outdoor music.
- She called them wowsers for objecting to the beach party.
- The wowsers wrote letters to the council about the carnival.