Aussieadj.n.
/ˈɒzi/, U.S. /ˈɔsi/, /ˈɑsi/, Australian English /ˈɔzi/, New Zealand English /ˈɒzi/ colloquial (originally Australian and New Zealand).
A. adj.
1. Australian.
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the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Australasia > [adjective] > Australia
Australian1814
Aussiea1910
Strine1964
Oz1971
Ozzie1973
a1910 W. Goldstone Man from Kaiveroo in A. E. Woodhouse N.Z. Farm & Station Verse (1950) 49 We'd a bunch of Aussie shearers, and they come from New South Wales.
1916 in G. F. Moberly Experiences ‘Dinki Di’ R.R.C. Nurse (1933) 51 One of our Aussie officers.
1918 Aussie: Austral. Soldiers' Mag. 2/1 A certain Aussie Unit.
1931 I. L. Idriess Lasseter's Last Ride i. 7 Fred Colson, a cheerful Aussie bushman.
1966 Sunday Truth (Brisbane) 23 Dec. 22/1 A trey-bit or a trizzy is Aussie slang for a three-penny-bit.
1990 High Life (Brit. Airways) Dec. 91/1 Mobile iceboxes stuffed with Aussie wine and the occasional ‘tinnie’ of amber liquid.
2011 Independent 19 Feb. 37/3 The Aussie larrikin and the Cockney slaphead have been a winning combination ever since.
2. Of or relating to the Australian shepherd breed of dog.
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the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > [adjective] > of type of canine
thoan1839
thooid1880
Aussie1978
1978 J. Robinson in D. Myrus Dog Catal. 143/2 Dusty was the first champion of the breed... He inspired me with the Aussie ‘cause’.
2012 J. French Beyond My Wildest Dreams 130 Two of the cutest Aussie puppies greeted us with wet noses and kisses and we returned the favor with tummy rubs and hugs.
B. n.
1. An Australian; (originally) spec. an Australian soldier in the First World War (1914–18). Later also Sport (chiefly in plural): a member of an Australian national team.
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the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Antipodes > native or inhabitant of Australia > [noun]
currency1827
native1848
Australian1880
kangaroo1888
Aussie1915
dinkum1916
Ozzie1918
Aussielander1919
pie eater1953
Strine1964
Oz1976
1915 Farmer & Settler (New S. Wales) 20 July 2/7 (headline) ‘Aussies’ in hospital.
1917 NZ at Front Gloss p. xiii Aussie, or Ossie.—The ‘Tommy’ of Australia.
1919 J. B. Sanborn 131st U.S. Infantry in World War x. 209 Shortly following this the Australian stretcher bearers carried back an Aussie, who had been wounded by a grenade while on patrol.
1927 Daily Express 30 May 17/1 Aussies in Singapore. The match between the Australian cricket team and Singapore..ended on Saturday.
1957 S. Hope Diggers' Paradise 78 Most Aussies, contrary to popular belief, are town-dwellers.
1988 Rugby News Nov. 23/2 We mauled early on but the Aussies were good at getting hands on ball.
2010 Sunday Times (Perth, Austral.) (Nexis) 21 Nov. 11 Aussies will wait 15 minutes on average before putting on sunscreen.
2. Australia. See also Oz n.2
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the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Australasia > [noun] > Australia
mainland1829
commonwealth1891
Ma State1906
Oz1908
wide brown land1908
Aussie1915
Aussieland1919
1915 in G. F. Moberly Experiences ‘Dinki Di’ R.R.C. Nurse (1933) 30 A farewell dance for the boys going home to ‘Aussie’ tomorrow.
1918 Australian at Weymouth 2 July 8/2 He soon returns to Aussie with his ‘better half’.
1956 F. B. Vickers in Coast to Coast 72 You're in Aussie now. Not your country.
2009 Fiji Times (Nexis) 27 Aug. 39 After what happened over in Aussie, we really wanted to come back here and treat our locals to a good game.
3. = Australian Shepherd n. at Australian n. and adj. Additions.
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the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > sheepdog > [noun] > other types of
Old English sheepdog1890
Belgian sheepdog1901
Belgian Shepherd1901
briard1901
Calabrian1905
Groenendael1925
maremma1925
bouvier1934
Illyrian sheepdog1935
puli1936
Malinois1947
Tervueren1947
Owczarek1948
Old English1971
Aussie1972
1972 G. Stevenson Austral. Shepherd's Origin & Hist. 6 The Aussie must show tremendous strength combined with unusual agility.
1993 Dog World Feb. 113/1 (advt.) A thorough study that covers such important topics as the Aussie's history; the breed Standard; buying and selling; first aid and more.
2013 San Jose (Calif.) Mercury News (Nexis) 20 Sept. Aussies and other herding breeds can be predisposed to fear new people, since they were bred to have jobs and listen to one individual.
Compounds
Aussie rules n. (more fully Aussie rules football) = Australian rules n. at Australian n. and adj. Compounds.
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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > football > Australian football > [noun]
football1859
footy1900
Aussie rules1918
Australian rules1925
Australian National Football1927
national football1958
1918 Referee (Sydney) 10 July 9/5 ‘Aussie Rules’, as the local youths term it, has a fine following of young devotees.
1960 Northern Territory News (Darwin) 26 Jan. 5/2 Dunbah was at the Gardens Oval watching the Aussie Rules.
1997 Total Sport Mar. 59/2 Since I was five, two things were belted into me—that I should like Aussie rules football..and want to beat the Poms.
2011 Trailfinder Spring 23/2 Pride of place in local eyes will always go to Aussie Rules.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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