Ozzien.adj.
/ˈɒzi/, U.S. /ˈɑzi/, Australian English /ˈɔzi/ colloquial (originally Australian).
A. n.
An Australian.
ΘΚΠ
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
1918 Truth (Sydney) 28 July 6/5 We consider the term Aussie or Ossie as evolved is a properly picturesque and delightfully descriptive designation of the boys who have gone forth from Australia.
1919 N.Y. Times 23 Feb. iv. 12/4 There was nothing an Ozzie liked so much as fighting with a Yankee company.
1986 in Amer. Speech (1990) 65 89 A search in Australian sources for yet earlier examples of Oz could be revealing. We need an Ozzie to undertake it.
2003 Nation (Thailand) (Nexis) 9 May The great Australian solution to everything: the barbie (that's barbecue to you non-Ozzies).
B. adj.
Australian.
ΘΚΠ
the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Australasia > [adjective] > Australia
Australian1814
Aussiea1910
Strine1964
Oz1971
Ozzie1973
the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Antipodes > native or inhabitant of Australia > [adjective]
currency1827
fair dinkum1915
Oz1971
Ozzie1973
1973 Nation Rev. (Melbourne) 24 Aug. 1430/4 (advt.) Femme, 27, bored by ozzie ockers and oedipal neurotics.
1987 Daily Tel. 27 May 13/8 The argument is conducted in robust Ozzie style.
1997 Neon May 107/2 That Ozzie short-arse to play the mighty Hannibal? What a complete and utter farce!
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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n.adj.1918