Enzedn.
/ɛnˈzɛd/, U.S. /ˌɛnˈzɛd/, Australian English /enˈzed/, New Zealand English /enˈzed/ Australian and New Zealand.
A popular written form of ‘New Zealand’; also, a New Zealander.
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1918 Chrons. N.Z.E.F. 24 May 179/1 Another interesting struggle was the tug-of-war between the ‘En-Zeds’ and the ‘Ossies’.
1918 Chrons. N.Z.E.F. 21 June 225/1 We christened the Adjutant ‘Kiwi’—the symbol of En-Zed.
1934 Bulletin (Sydney) 1 Aug. 11/4 During the war years it was an honored title for all Enzeds serving overseas.
1944 J. H. Fullarton Troop Target iii. 25 Pack my..body back to Enzed in a wheel-chair.
1946 T. E. Haughey Railway Reminisc. 6 He was back in En-Zed on a holiday.
Derivatives
Enˈzedder n. a New Zealander.
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1941 S. J. Baker N.Z. Slang v. 43 Enzed and Enzedder were also coming into colloquial use by the end of last century.
1948 R. Finlayson Tidal Creek ix. 214 Uncle Ted, like a real Enzedder with no use for this snobby business, has renounced the title.
1956 S. Hope Diggers' Paradise 99 Two ace shearers, an Aussie and an Enzedder.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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