blowzy

[Charles C Doyle]

A reminder:  In many varieties of Southern American English (including my own and, I would expect, Wilson's) "blouse" and "lousy" are pronounced with a [z].  Unlike in the [s]-speaking parts of the country(which is most of them?).

--Charlie
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So, it's not "blow-zee," but rhymes wuth "lousy" or pswaydo-German
"lausi," then.

A wona thankya.
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-Wilson

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