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Aussie
noun- Australia AUSTRALIA, 1915
From Australia and “-ie” suffix. Pronounced “ozzie”, not “ossie”, the common mistake made by North Americans. Generally used positively with a sense of national pride in all meanings. - For it has an air of Aussie, / Of “Come and have a drink?” — Tip Kelaher, The Digger Hat and other verses, p. 10, 1942
- Home! Home to Mum! Good old Aussie! — Eric Lambert, The Veterans, p. 183, 1954
- I was over in this dump last year, but I had to shoot through back to Aussie unexpectedly when me auntie took crook. — Barry Humphries, The Wonderful World of Barry McKenzie, p. 38, 1968
- an Australian AUSTRALIA, 1918
Originally used of Australian soldiers in World War 1. - The Aussies’ bad temper evaporated and they began to chaff and even invite the Chums into the hole. — Leonard Mann, Flesh in Armour, p. 131, 1932
- “An’ our side’s the Aussies an’ them crowd’s the dirty Turks,” said Ponkey. — Norman Lindsay, Saturdee, p. 13, 1934
- “I can take you somewhere,” I urged. “Better not Aussie,” he told me sadly. “Only get us in trouble.” — Eric Lambert, The Veterans, p. 38, 1954
- Won’t find many Aussies interested in butterfly collecting. — John Wynnum, Tar Dust, p. 51, 1962
- For some strange reason, known only to South Aussies, a pint of beer is fifteen ounces. — John O’Grady, It’s Your Shout, Mate!, p. 30, 1972
- True, your average Aussie still relishes a bit of mockery, derision or deflating. — Arthur Chipper, The Aussie Swearer’s Guide, p. 10, 1972
- Australian English AUSTRALIA, 1945
- Our racy Aussie is a language fruitful and challenging to every extempore swearer. — Arthur Chipper, The Aussie Swearer’s Guide, p. 91, 1972
- the Australian dollar AUSTRALIA
- — Barry Humphries, A Nice Night’s Entertainment, p. 9, 1956
- Some of the larger banks decide to dump the Aussie. — Sydney Morning Herald, 17 November 1988
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