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cossie¹

Rhymes with -ɒzi

Where it comes from

From costume + -ie (“diminutive suffix”).

noun cossies · cozzie

  1. Australia, UK A swimming costume. “Let's not bother with cossies Jack. Let′s pretend it′s years ago.” She remembered the times they had swum at Eleni beach totally naked, the moon and stars lighting the little waves as they rolled slowly to shore.

    Similar: bathers

Cossie²

Where it comes from

From Cos(worth) + -ie.

noun Cossies

  1. informal A Ford automobile powered by a Cosworth engine, especially the Ford Sierra RS Cosworth or the Ford Escort RS Cosworth. The 525bhp rear-drive stunner may not be the most powerful Cossie we've ever featured, nor, with its dose-to-standard looks, is it the most outrageous feature car to grace these pages. But what it is, is damn-near perfect!

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@misc{cossie_2026,
  title = {cossie},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cossie},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}