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sou-sou

/ ˈsuːsuː /

noun

  1. an arrangement made among friends whereby each person makes regular contributions to a fund, the money being drawn out periodically by each individual in turn

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Word History and Origins

Origin of sou-sou1

probably of W African origin, influenced by French sou small coin, via Creole

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Example Sentences

The Sou-Sou hangs across a rock, head down, like a shot squirrel.

The wind blew a gale from the nor'nor'west, like those better known to us from the sou'sou'west.

Steam closer, said I. Three hundred yards sou-sou-west by nor-east.

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