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Ozzie¹

Where it comes from

Diminutive forms, + -ie.

proper noun Ozzies · Ozzy

  1. A diminutive of the male given name Oswald.
  2. A diminutive of the male given name Oscar.

Ozzie²

Where it comes from

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

noun Ozzies · Ozie

  1. informal Synonym of Aussie (“an Australian person”).

    Similar: Aussie

adjective more Ozzie · most Ozzie · Ozie

  1. informal Synonym of Aussie (“Australian”).

    Similar: Aussie

proper noun Ozie

  1. informal Synonym of Aussie (“Australia”).

    Similar: Aussie

ozzie³

  • /ˈɒzi/ UK

Sounds like Aussie, Ozzie, Ozzy

Where it comes from

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

noun ozzies

  1. slang A hospital. 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.

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MLA

"ozzie." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ozzie. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

ozzie. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ozzie

Chicago

"ozzie." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ozzie.

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@misc{ozzie_2026,
  title = {ozzie},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ozzie},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}