Ozzie

American  

[oz-ee] / ˈɒz i /

noun

1. a male given name, form of Oswald.

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ozzie British  

/ ˈɒzɪ /

noun

1. informal a hospital

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Example Sentences

Still, after moving from Arizona to Nevada, he tried trading on his baseball resume by joining a burgeoning group of former big leaguers — one which includes four-time batting champion Bill Madlock; former American League MVP Jason Giambi; and José Canseco’s brother, Ozzie, who spent parts of three seasons with Oakland and St. Louis — in coaching kids.

From Los Angeles Times

Ozzie Breyer, the son of an upstairs neighbor, fought in the Navy; upon his return he gave me a small Japanese sword in its scabbard, and when it was over he gave me one of his naval hats.

From The Wall Street Journal

There is little in it that couldn’t be handled as live-action situation comedy; indeed, for long stretches you can close your eyes and let it play in your head like an old-time radio show — “Ozzie and Harriet,” or “Vic and Sade” for the deep cut — which testifies to the quality of the writing and the performances.

From Los Angeles Times

Ages before anyone was keeping up with the Kardashians, MTV spun Ozzy Osbourne and his family into a modern version of “The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet.”

From Salon

Ozzie and Harriet Nelson kept their dirty laundry to themselves.

From Salon