Ozzie

adj, name, noun, slang

adj, name, noun, slang ·2 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of Aussie (“Australian”). alt-of, alternative, informal
  2. 2
    A hospital. Northern, UK, slang

    "I became most distressed when talking to a man from Liverpool who said he was going up the ozzie? I thought he was planning to examine an Australian, but it turned out he was going to the hospital."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Alternative form of Aussie (“Australian”). alt-of, alternative, informal
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A male given name.; A diminutive of the male given name Oswald.
  2. 2
    Alternative form of Aussie (“Australian”). alt-of, alternative, informal
  3. 3
    A male given name.; A diminutive of the male given name Oscar.

Synonyms

All synonyms
australiaaustraliaaustralianaustralian dollardagodoughboy

Example

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"I became most distressed when talking to a man from Liverpool who said he was going up the ozzie? I thought he was planning to examine an Australian, but it turned out he was going to the hospital."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Diminutive forms, + -ie.

Etymology 2

From Oz (“Australia”) + -ie. Compare Aussie.

Etymology 3

From a pronunciation of hospital with h-dropping, + -ie.

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