Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ozzie

/ˈɒzi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.81 in modern English

Syllables: ozzie
IPA: /ˈɒzi/

23

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A male given name.

name

A male given name.

noun

Synonym of Aussie (“an Australian person”).

Informal

adj

Synonym of Aussie (“Australian”).

Informal

name

Synonym of Aussie (“Australia”).

Informal

noun

Slang

Example Sentences

"I became most distressed when talking to a man from Liverpool who said he was going up the ozzie? I thought he was planning to examine an Australian, but it turned out he was going to the hospital."
"What a way to start the new century – in the ozzie or a police cell."

Etymology

Diminutive forms, + -ie.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: ie

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈɒzi/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Ozzies (plural) Ozzy (alternative) Ozie (alternative) more Ozzie (comparative) most Ozzie (superlative)

Derived Forms

Ozzieland

Frequently Paired Words

Oz

Synonyms

Aussie

Homonyms

Aussie Ozzie Ozzy

Rhymes With

ozzy

Questions

How do you pronounce ozzie?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɒzi/.
What does ozzie mean?: A male given name.
Where does ozzie come from?: Diminutive forms, + -ie.

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