Aussie
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Aus·sie
(ô'sē, ô'zē) 
n. Informal
A native or inhabitant of Australia.
n. Informal
A native or inhabitant of Australia.
[AUS(TRALIAN) + -Y3.]
Aussie Aus'sie adj.
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Slang term that is used to refer to the Australian dollar.
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Similar to how the U.S. dollar is sometimes called the greenback or the Canadian dollar is called the loonie, the Australian dollar is sometimes called the Aussie to distinguish it from all the other dollars. It is also denoted as A$ or AU$.
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noun
noun, Austral
1: An Australian. (1917 —) .
S. Hope Most Aussies, contrary to popular belief, are town-dwellers (1957).
2: Australia. (1917 —) .
Australian 'Cheers from A Sunburnt Country' the advertisement trumpets. 'Toast your Pommie mates with a gift from good old Aussie' (1974).adjective
3: Australian. (1918 —) .
I. L. Idriess Fred Colson, a cheerful Aussie bushman (1931). Cf. ozzienoun and adjective .
[Abbreviation of Australia(n).]
noun, Austral
1: An Australian. (1917 —) .
S. Hope Most Aussies, contrary to popular belief, are town-dwellers (1957).
2: Australia. (1917 —) .
Australian 'Cheers from A Sunburnt Country' the advertisement trumpets. 'Toast your Pommie mates with a gift from good old Aussie' (1974).
3: Australian. (1918 —) .
I. L. Idriess Fred Colson, a cheerful Aussie bushman (1931). Cf. ozzie
[Abbreviation of Australia(n).]
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Aussie
This article is about the slang word for an Australian. For the Australian dollar also known as the "Aussie", see Australian dollar. For other uses, see Aussie (disambiguation).
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Aussie is Australian slang for an Australian.
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Pronunciation
In Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, and Ireland, the word is pronounced /ˈɒzi/ OZ-ee (Australian English [ˈɔzi]), with a /z/ sound;[1] however, in the United States and Canada, it is most often pronounced /ˈɔːsi/ AW-see with an /s/ sound.[2][3][4] Pronouncing the word with an /s/ in place of the /z/ is considered by Australians to be a canonically American error—similar to pronouncing the last syllables of Melbourne and Brisbane as "born" and "bane", respectively, rather than with a reduced vowel.
Ethnic usage
In a post-Grassbian context, Aussie is used defensively (as opposed to cultural separatism) by some Australians as a term of identification for people of the traditional cultural group (of Anglo-Celtic descent).[5]
The terminology received international attention as a result of the 2005 Cronulla riots,[6] where t-shirts (especially those t-shirts that embodied the Australian flag) and scrawlings on the beach read "100% Aussie Pride" and were largely seen as a display of ethnic identification. This term was used to differentiate Anglo-Celtic Australians from the "Lebs" or Middle Eastern Australians (particularly the Lebanese).
Chants
Further information: Aussie Aussie Aussie, Oi Oi Oi
- Down Under, a colloquialism referring to things related to, or coming from Australia.[7]
References
- ^ Macquarie Dictionary, Fourth Edition (2005). Melbourne, The Macquarie Library Pty Ltd. ISBN 1-876429-14-3
- ^ Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., 1961 (repr. 2002).
- ^ MSN Encarta Dictionary, North American edition. [1] Retrieved on 7 June 2007. Archived 2009-10-31.
- ^ Webster's New World College Dictionary, Wiley, 2004.
- ^ Hirst, John (2005). Sense and Nonsense in Australian History. Black Inc. Agenda. pp. 11–13. ISBN 0-9750769-9-X.
- ^ BBC World News, 12 December 2005, retrieved 12 July 2005
- ^ Miracle Down Under: How New Zealand Farmers Prosper without Subsidies or Protection Center For Free Trade Studies Bulletin, retrieved 13 October 2008
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Translations:
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Aussie
Dansk (Danish)
n. - australier
adj. - australsk
Nederlands (Dutch)
Australië(r), Australisch
Français (French)
n. - Australien
adj. - australien
Deutsch (German)
n. - Australier, Australien
adj. - australisch
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (καθομ.) Αυστραλός, Αυστραλία
adj. - (καθομ.) Αυστραλός, αυστραλιανός
Italiano (Italian)
australiano
Português (Portuguese)
n. - australiano (m)
adj. - australiano
Русский (Russian)
австралиец, австралийка, австралийский
Español (Spanish)
n. - australiano
adj. - australiano, de Australia
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - australier
adj. - australisk
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
澳洲, 澳洲人, 澳洲的
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 澳洲, 澳洲人
adj. - 澳洲的
한국어 (Korean)
n. - 오스트레일리아[사람]
adj. - 오스트레일리아[사람]의
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) أسي (صفه) كلمه عاميه وتعني أسترالي
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - אוסטרלי/ת, אוסטרליה
adj. - אוסטרלי/ת
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