Socceroosn.
/sɒkəˈruːz/, U.S. /ˌsɑkəˈruz/, Australian English /sɔkəˈruːz/ Australian colloquial.
A nickname for: the Australian national soccer team. Also occasionally in singular (esp. in attributive use).
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Socceroos1973
1973 Canberra Times 6 Mar. 20/8 The New Zealand side proved unexpectedly strong yesterday and matched the ‘Socceroos’ in all departments except midfield.
1979 L. Schwab Socceroos & their Opponents 4 Australia's national team, which was dubbed ‘the Socceroos’ during the 1973–74 World Cup mission, has comprised many extraordinary players.
1986 Telegraph (Brisbane) 31 Oct. 43 (heading) National coach Frank Arok will be closely watching his Socceroo squad over the next three days to find a replacement mid-field.
2012 Sunday Times (Perth, Austral.) (Nexis) 9 Nov. 63 I wept on live television when the Socceroos failed to beat Iran.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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