Godzonen.

Brit.

/ˈɡɒdzəʊn/, U.S.

/ˈɡɑdˌzoʊn/, New Zealand English

/ˈɡɒdzʌun/

Forms: also with lower-case initial(s).

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: English God's own.

Etymology: Humorous respelling of God's own (in God's own country n. at god n. and int. Compounds 2c), after zone n.

New Zealand colloquial.

(A nickname for) New Zealand.

ΚΠ

c1926 ‘Mixer’ Transport Workers' Song Bk. 48 Where's New Zealand's reputation In the fair name of ‘God's-own’?]

1964 J. C. Reid Bk. N.Z. 25 Despite their smugness, too, about the felicities of ‘God's Own Country’ (‘Godzone’ simply, to the irreverent)..New Zealanders are not completely lacking in..self-criticism.

1972 A. Mitchell Half-gallon Quarter-acre Pavlova Paradise 63 In God-Zone you approach different topics with an adjustment of your volume control.

1986 K. Ovenden O.E. 144 That's French slang for a cigarette... I'm going to use it in Godzone and make it part of Newzild.

2002 Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.) (Nexis) 23 Mar. 20 Brash raises the official cash rate..to 5 percent, propelling godzone out of the blocks second only to Sweden.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	godzone
释义	Godzonen. Brit. /ˈɡɒdzəʊn/, U.S. /ˈɡɑdˌzoʊn/, New Zealand English /ˈɡɒdzʌun/ Forms: also with lower-case initial(s). Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: English God's own. Etymology: Humorous respelling of God's own (in God's own country n. at god n. and int. Compounds 2c), after zone n. New Zealand colloquial. (A nickname for) New Zealand. ΚΠ c1926 ‘Mixer’ Transport Workers' Song Bk. 48 Where's New Zealand's reputation In the fair name of ‘God's-own’?] 1964 J. C. Reid Bk. N.Z. 25 Despite their smugness, too, about the felicities of ‘God's Own Country’ (‘Godzone’ simply, to the irreverent)..New Zealanders are not completely lacking in..self-criticism. 1972 A. Mitchell Half-gallon Quarter-acre Pavlova Paradise 63 In God-Zone you approach different topics with an adjustment of your volume control. 1986 K. Ovenden O.E. 144 That's French slang for a cigarette... I'm going to use it in Godzone and make it part of Newzild. 2002 Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.) (Nexis) 23 Mar. 20 Brash raises the official cash rate..to 5 percent, propelling godzone out of the blocks second only to Sweden. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1964
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