Ossie

British

/ ˈɒzɪ /

adjective

a variant spelling of Aussie

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Goldblatt was friendly with the merchant Ossie Docrat and photographed several generations of the Docrat family dealing with their displacement.

From The Wall Street Journal

Speaking to reporters after the show, he also thanked the black actors nominated in the category before him, including Andre Braugher, Ossie Davis and Michael K Williams.

From BBC

Having been given his debut in 1992 - when Terry Venables, Doug Livermore and Ray Clemence were in charge of the team - Turner fell out of favour under Ossie Ardiles before a serious ankle injury sent him on a nomadic career with numerous loan spells in the Football League.

From BBC

Ossie Ardiles, Pat Jennings, Keith Burkinshaw and Martin Chivers were among those who lined up on the pitch - along with Hazard.

From BBC

And having Ossie Davis play Bette’s dad, oh my goodness.

From Salon

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