Uzi
Americannoun
plural
Uzisnoun
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
Cross said his family is participating “so that no other child will have to go through what Uzi did. No other parent should have to go through what we have.”
From Seattle Times • Feb. 14, 2024
Bear Stearns was planning a special outing for its customers, at a Vegas firing range, where they could learn to shoot everything from a Glock to an Uzi.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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