Oz

¹

[oz]

noun

Australian Slang.

1. Australia.

Oz

²

[oz]

noun

1. Land of Oz.

oz.

³

abbreviation

1. ounce; ounces.

oz

¹

abbreviation

1. ounce

Oz

²

/ ɒz /

noun

1. slang,  Australia

oz

1. Abbreviation of ounce

Word History and Origins

Origin of oz¹

Jocular back formation from Aussie ( def. ) (with voiced sibilant)

Origin of oz²

Abbreviation of Italian onza

Word History and Origins

Origin of oz¹

from Italian onza

Example Sentences

Boss Tweed is buried at Green-Wood, as are Jean-Michel Basquiat and Frank Morgan, who played the humbug Wizard in “The Wizard of Oz.”

From Los Angeles Times

The Tylenol press conference was such a political disaster that other Dr. Mehmet Oz, a TV doctor who now heads the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, was deployed to soften the message.

From Salon

For “Rocky Horror,” he says he was aiming for “a dark version of ‘The Wizard of Oz.’”

From Los Angeles Times

Rep. Doug LaMalfa, a Richvale Republican who represents Glenn County, said he continues to have conversations with Dr. Mehmet Oz, the administrator at CMS.

From Los Angeles Times

“We had a really good conversation with Dr. Oz and are looking for a way to make it work because the closure is not acceptable. It’s a technical issue that we ought to find a way to work through.”

From Los Angeles Times