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Aussie

[aw-see, oz-ee, aw-zee]

noun

Informal.
  1. an Australian.



Aussie

/ ˈɒzɪ /

adjective

  1. an informal word for Australian Australia

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Aussie1

First recorded in 1890–95; Aus(tralian) + -ie
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Example Sentences

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Spencer says he would have happily played for England or Australia, but the accent is 100% Aussie.

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Next year, Tasmania’s award-winning The Agrarian Kitchen will be cooking up the finest local ingredients paired with Aussie wines, and Brisbane’s beloved The Bistro by SK Steak & Oyster is grilling premium steaks alongside top-notch seafood.

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The Aussies are very proud of how many people they can get to the MCG on Boxing Day.

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Whatever you wish to call it - and let's stick with Bazball, because it seems to rile the Aussies - England's fresh approach has made them a force in Test cricket once more.

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In home Tests played without both Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood in the XI, the Aussies have not lost in 13 years.

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