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Uzi

American  
[oo-zee] / ˈu zi /

noun

plural

Uzis

  1. a compact 9 mm submachine gun of Israeli design.

Uzi British  
/ ˈuːzɪ /

noun

  1. a sub-machine gun of Israeli design

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of Uzi

First recorded in 1955–60; after Uzi(el) Gal, Israeli army officer who designed it

Example Sentences

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But as a teenager in the mid-2010s, she was also enamored with the rambunctious hip-hop subgenre known as SoundCloud rap, which made stars out of XXXTentacion and Lil Uzi Vert.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 29, 2025

Alon Uzi was wandering around outside the hospital entrance with two bags of belongings.

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2025

Later reports claim that it might be further east, near a village called Uzi.

From Salon • May 19, 2024

After an initial mix-up, Lil Uzi Vert, who is among the collaborators on Minaj’s new release, will no longer be a headliner at the hip-hop festival.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2023

Bear Stearns was planning a special outing for its customers, at a Vegas firing range, where they could learn to shoot everything from a Glock to an Uzi.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

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