noun
Aussie
O-zee
noun
1
(informal) An Australian person.
"A group of Aussies were backpacking through Southeast Asia."
2
Short for an Australian Shepherd dog.
"Their Aussie herded the sheep without any training at all."
adj
1
(informal) Relating to Australia or Australians.
"They put on a proper Aussie barbecue for the visitors."
How to Use Aussie
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishCasual slang for "Australian" — the person, the culture, or (with a capital A) the dog breed.
When to use it
Informal; fine in speech and casual writing, not in formal documents.
Word Forms
more Aussie comparative, most Aussie superlative
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Etymology
A clipped, informal form of "Australian," popularised as military slang from around 1915 onward, though it was already used in Australian sport before that.