mozzie
/ˈmɒz.i/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.85 in modern English
26
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Alternative form of Mossie.
name
Alternative form of Mossie.
Example Sentences
- "2012, John Basham, Caravan Survival Guide, Explore Australia Publishing, unnumbered page, As they can carry some dreadful diseases, mozzie defence is very important. It seems the types of mozzies and midges change from area to area."
- "Although the Mozzie was introduced into squadron service as a night fighter as early as 1942, and in spite of the immense and rapid developments in aircraft production on both sides during the next few years, it was still the best night fighter in use anywhere when the war ended three years later.[…]They had decided to install in our beautiful Mozzies, in fact in all the first batch of Mozzies to reach squadrons, a wretched new mark of AI."
- "Maurice loved her as a woman. ‘You know, Mozzie, I′ve been thinking about joining a practice up here when I graduate.[…]’"
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ˈmɒz.i/
Usage
- Australian usage
- New Zealand usage
- British usage