Uzi
[oo-zee]
- a compact 9mm submachine gun of Israeli design.
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Origin of Uzi
1955–60; after Uzi(el Gal), Israeli army officer who designed it
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In 2008, an 8-year old boy shot himself in the head while also attempting to fire an Uzi at a target.
In third place is Uzi Landau, who came to the party after a long career in Likud.
The other thing I kept thinking was, if I were there with an Uzi, I would have blasted all you [rioting Iranians].
In the introduction to the new Israeli edition, Uzi Weil called it, “The least of a book I have ever read, and the most.”
Dictators from Chile to Indonesia equipped their armies with Israeli-made Galil assault rifles and Uzi submachine guns.
Uzi
- a sub-machine gun of Israeli design
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Word Origin
C20: after Uziel Gal, the Israeli army officer who designed it
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Word Origin and History for uzi
Uzi
1959, trademark name for Israeli-made submachine gun, developed by Usiel Gal (1923–2002), and manufactured by IMI.
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