# Wowser!

**URL:** <https://community.wowza.com/t/wowser/40578>\
**Category:** Wowza Streaming Engine\
**Created:** [March 17, 2014, 9:27pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/wowser/40578 "2014-03-17T21:27:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Andrew\_Sinclair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Andrew\_Sinclair](https://community.wowza.com/u/Andrew_Sinclair)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2014, 9:27pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/wowser/40578/1 "2014-03-17T21:27:16Z")

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For a bit of light entertainment to the Australian’s that use Wowza here is the official Australian definition, with a slightly different spelling.

[http://andc.anu.edu.au/australian-words/meanings-origins?field\_alphabet\_value=281](http://andc.anu.edu.au/australian-words/meanings-origins?field_alphabet_value=281)

Anyone know how Wowza got it’s name?

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**Author:** ![Mark\_Shueard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/49beb7/32.png) [@Mark\_Shueard](https://community.wowza.com/u/Mark_Shueard)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2014, 11:40pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/wowser/40578/2 "2014-03-17T23:40:06Z")

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I am Australian I have to say, I thought the meaning was “someone who was cheap with their money”

so I have learned something new, thanks :)\_