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Ozzie
adj, name, noun, slang
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Alternative form of Aussie (“Australian”). alt-of, alternative, informal
Proper Noun
- 1 A male given name.; A diminutive of the male given name Oswald.
- 2 Alternative form of Aussie (“Australian”). alt-of, alternative, informal
- 3 A male given name.; A diminutive of the male given name Oscar.
Noun
- 1 Alternative form of Aussie (“Australian”). alt-of, alternative, informal
- 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."
Etymology
Etymology 1
Diminutive forms, + -ie.
Etymology 2
From Oz (“Australia”) + -ie. Compare Aussie.
Etymology 3
From Oz (“Australia”) + -ie. Compare Aussie.
Etymology 4
From Oz (“Australia”) + -ie. Compare Aussie.
Etymology 5
From a pronunciation of hospital with h-dropping, + -ie.
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