Oz¹

[oz]

noun Australian Slang.

Australia.

Origin of Oz¹

jocular back formation from Aussie (with voiced sibilant)

Oz²

[oz]

noun

Land of Oz.

oz.

ounce; ounces.

Origin of oz.

abbreviation of Italian onza

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Examples from the Web for oz

Contemporary Examples

Often, there is little scientific evidence to support these claims—remember Dr. Oz and green coffee beans?
Fish Oil, Turmeric, and Ginseng, Oh My! Are ‘Brain Foods’ B.S.?
Dr. Anand Veeravagu, MD
October 10, 2014
Hugh Jackman has been Wolverine in the movies and the flashy Boy From Oz on stage.
Fall Broadway Preview: 'This Is Our Youth,' Bradley Cooper as ‘The Elephant Man,' and More
Janice Kaplan
September 11, 2014
In his new book, ‘OZ Diary,’ Zahm explores 10 years of his life and art.
Fashion's Naughtiest Photographer, Olivier Zahm
Justin Jones
September 9, 2014
In the first episode, you meet Raoul Walsh and Gloria Swanson and Victor Fleming, who directed The Wizard of Oz.
David Chase on Tony Soprano’s Fate, the State of TV, and Why He Couldn’t Finish ‘True Detective’
Marlow Stern
September 4, 2014
But for the literalists who simply must know, who must look behind the curtain, who must see if Oz is real or a sham?
Holy Homophobia, Batman! A Queer Reading of the Dark Knight
Rich Goldstein
July 26, 2014

Historical Examples

Brush them with egg and cover them with bread-crumbs mixed with 2 oz.
The Skilful Cook
Mary Harrison
The children won't let me stop telling tales of the Land of Oz.
Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz
L. Frank Baum
"The Wizard of Oz has always been a humbug," agreed Dorothy.
Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz
L. Frank Baum
We've even been to the marvelous Land of Oz—haven't we, Dorothy?
Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz
L. Frank Baum
And when you make a sign she will bring you to her in the Land of Oz?
Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz
L. Frank Baum

British Dictionary definitions for oz

oz

oz.

abbreviation for

ounce

Word Origin

from Italian onza

Oz

noun

Australian slang Australia

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Word Origin and History for oz

Oz

mythical land in L. Frank Baum's "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" (1900) and sequels; according to an anecdote written by Baum in 1903, inspired by a three-drawer desktop cabinet letter file, the last drawer labeled O-Z. As Australian slang for "Australia," attested by 1983.

oz.

abbreviation of ounce (n.1), 1540s, from Italian oz. (15c.), abbreviation of onza.

oz in Medicine

oz

abbr.

ounce

oz in Science

oz

Abbreviation of ounce

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Origin of oz.

Examples from the Web for oz

Contemporary Examples

Often, there is little scientific evidence to support these claims—remember Dr. Oz and green coffee beans?

Hugh Jackman has been Wolverine in the movies and the flashy Boy From Oz on stage.

In his new book, ‘OZ Diary,’ Zahm explores 10 years of his life and art.

In the first episode, you meet Raoul Walsh and Gloria Swanson and Victor Fleming, who directed The Wizard of Oz.

But for the literalists who simply must know, who must look behind the curtain, who must see if Oz is real or a sham?

Historical Examples

Brush them with egg and cover them with bread-crumbs mixed with 2 oz.

The children won't let me stop telling tales of the Land of Oz.

"The Wizard of Oz has always been a humbug," agreed Dorothy.

We've even been to the marvelous Land of Oz—haven't we, Dorothy?

And when you make a sign she will bring you to her in the Land of Oz?

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Word Origin

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Word Origin and History for oz

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Oz¹

Origin of Oz¹

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