yowie
n.— «It was a dress up as what you wanted to be when you were a child affair. So I dressed up as a soldier as you can see in the photos. I wore my yowie hat, youwie shirt, new army pants and my army boots.» —“my weekend” by sixstitcher (Spears) Spears Rock and Roll Heaven (Alexandra Hills, Australia) Mar. 27, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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