Template:Wiktionary Aussie is Australian slang for Australian, both the adjective and the noun, and less commonly, Australia.[1][2][3][4]
Pronunciation
In Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, the United Kingdom, and Ireland, the word is pronounced Template:IPAc-en, hence the alternative form Ozzie;[5] however, in the United States, it is most often pronounced Template:IPAc-en Template:Respell.[6][7][8]
Ethnic usage
Aussie is a term of identification for people of all multicultural backgrounds that identify as an Australian. [9]
Chants
- Aussie Aussie Aussie, Oi Oi Oi
- C'mon Aussie C'mon, an Australian cricket anthem
See also
References
- ↑ C'mon Aussie, let's grow up. Herald Sun(11 November 2011). Retrieved 22 February 2014.
- ↑ Aussie definition and meaning. Collins English Dictionary. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
- ↑ Aussie | Define Aussie at. Dictionary.com. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
- ↑ Aussie | Definition of Aussie by Merriam-Webster. Merriam-webster.com. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
- ↑ Macquarie Dictionary 5th Edition{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Macmillan Publishers Australia(2010). ISBN 9781876429669
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Sense and Nonsense in Australian History{{#if:Hirst|, Hirst}. Black Inc. Agenda.(2005). ISBN 0-9750769-9-X