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Uzi

American  
[oo-zee] / ˈu zi /

noun

plural

Uzis

  1. a compact 9 mm submachine gun of Israeli design.

Uzi British  
/ ˈuːzɪ /

noun

  1. a sub-machine gun of Israeli design

"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

Etymology

Origin of Uzi

First recorded in 1955–60; after Uzi(el) Gal, Israeli army officer who designed it

Example Sentences

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But as a teenager in the mid-2010s, she was also enamored with the rambunctious hip-hop subgenre known as SoundCloud rap, which made stars out of XXXTentacion and Lil Uzi Vert.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 29, 2025

Alon Uzi was wandering around outside the hospital entrance with two bags of belongings.

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2025

Later reports claim that it might be further east, near a village called Uzi.

From Salon • May 19, 2024

Lil Uzi Vert apparently was surprised to see their name on the Rolling Loud California lineup Tuesday, when they were listed beneath fellow headliners Nicki Minaj and Post Malone.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 15, 2023

Mike got a Jetwater Uzi and a Walkman, which I didn’t get.

From "Crash" by Jerry Spinelli

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