stooshie n. a fight; a fuss, commotion, or to-do. Etymological Note: According to the Dictionary of the Scots Language, under the spelling stashie this term dates to at least as early as 1824. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
stooshie n. a fight; a fuss, commotion, or to-do. Etymological Note: According to the Dictionary of the Scots Language, under the spelling stashie this term dates to at least as early as 1824. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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