Aussie

American  

[aw-see, oz-ee, aw-zee] / ˈɔ si, ˈɒz i, ˈɔ zi /

noun

Informal.

• Aussies
  plural

1. an Australian.

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Aussie British  

/ ˈɒzɪ /

adjective

1. an informal word for Australian Australia

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• Aussies
  plural

Etymology

Origin of Aussie

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

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

Aussie Aussies

"My second year on the Aussie Tour, I was pretty close to giving it up," Fox said.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

A bucket hat nodded to her Aussie heritage.

From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2026

But would you expect anything less from the Aussie punk outfit?

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026

"He literally went from chewing the walls of a Gold Coast apartment to roaming through the Aussie bush on a mission to save our most iconic species," Sharrad said.

From Barron's ● Mar. 25, 2026

“When I left the military, I sort of lost my way,” Taske bemoaned in a thick Aussie accent.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer

All of that rehab took its toll, and though she has spoken of the temptation of one last crack at the Aussies next summer, the full circle moment at Lord's is what feels right.

From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026

Among the myriad of English plans to fail down under was the idea of hitting the Aussies with high pace and hostility.

From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026

A victory over the Koreans on Monday would send the Aussies back to the knockout rounds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 8, 2026

In Australia, the Social Media Minimum Age Act bans all under-16 Aussies from having social accounts, while requiring platforms that may expose users to especially harmful content to employ government or face identification.

From Slate ● Feb. 11, 2026

The Aussies made no effort to conceal their contempt for the Brits.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown