Words & TermsWar, service and history
the big stoush
The First World War, in Australian soldiers' and popular slang.
In a sentence
In this historical or contextual use, “the big stoush” means the First World War, in Australian soldiers' and popular slang.
Where it came from
The Australian National Dictionary Centre's AIF glossary explicitly states that World War I was known as 'The Big Stoush'.
- Initial era
- 1900–1949
- Where used
- Australian military usage; historical