-ouse

== French == === Alternative forms === -ouze === Etymology === Apparently representing an old form of the feminine suffix -euse, preserved in slang. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /uz/ === Suffix === -ouse alternative spelling of -ouze ‎bague (“ring”) + ‎-ouse → ‎bagouse (“large ring”) (slang) ‎bière (“beer”) + ‎-ouse → ‎binouse (“(glass of) beer”) (informal) ‎centrale (“center”) + ‎-ouse → ‎centrouse (“central prison house”) (slang) ‎feuille (“leaf”) + ‎-ouse → ‎fouillouse (“pocket (of a garment)”) (obsolete) ‎gamelle (“portable pot or pan”) + ‎-ouse → ‎galtouse (“dish”) (slang) ‎partie (“game, match”) + ‎-ouse → ‎partouse (“orgy”) ‎perle (“pearl”) + ‎-ouse → ‎perlouse (“pearl; fart”) (slang) ‎piqure (“prick, injection”) + ‎-ouse → ‎piquouse (“prick, hit (of heroin)”) (slang) ‎tante (“aunt”) + ‎-ouse → ‎tantouse (“queer, homo”) (informal, pejorative) == Middle English == === Suffix === -ouse alternative form of -ous