-ouze

== French == === Alternative forms === -ouse, -ouz === Etymology === Apparently representing an old form of the feminine suffix -euse, preserved in slang. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /uz/ === Suffix === -ouze f (noun-forming suffix, plural -ouzes) forms colloquial or slang feminine forms of nouns ‎bague (“ring”) + ‎-ouze → ‎bagouze (“large ring”) (slang) ‎barbe (“beard”) + ‎-ouze → ‎barbouze (“thug”) (slang) ‎bière (“beer”) + ‎-ouze → ‎binouze (“(glass of) beer”) (informal) ‎centrale (“center”) + ‎-ouze → ‎centrouze (“central prison house”) (slang) ‎cravate (“tie (garment worn around the neck)”) + ‎-ouze → ‎cravetouze (“tie”) (slang) ‎feuille (“leaf”) + ‎-ouze → ‎fouillouze (“pocket (of a garment)”) (obsolete) ‎FLN (“FLN (National Liberation Front, in Algeria)”) + ‎-ouze → ‎fellouze (“guerrilla soldier in Algeria”) (derogatory) ‎gamelle (“portable pot or pan”) + ‎-ouze → ‎galetouze, galtouze (“dish”) (slang) ‎partie (“game, match”) + ‎-ouze → ‎partouze (“orgy”) ‎perle (“pearl”) + ‎-ouze → ‎perlouze (“pearl; fart”) (slang) ‎piqure (“prick, injection”) + ‎-ouze → ‎piquouze (“prick, hit (of heroin)”) (slang) ‎tante (“aunt”) + ‎-ouze → ‎tantouze (“queer, homo”) (informal, pejorative) ‎valise (“suitcase”) + ‎-ouze → ‎valtouze (“suitcase”) (informal) === References === “-ouze”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012