Definition of Aussie

1. Noun. A native or inhabitant of Australia.

Exact synonyms: Australian
Group relationships: Australia, Commonwealth Of Australia
Generic synonyms: Denizen, Dweller, Habitant, Indweller, Inhabitant
Specialized synonyms: Abo, Aboriginal, Aborigine, Australian Aborigine, Native Australian
Derivative terms: Australian

Definition of Aussie

1. Noun. (colloquial) An Australian. ¹

2. Noun. (colloquial) An Australian Shepherd. ¹

3. Proper noun. (colloquial) Australia. ¹

4. Adjective. (chiefly Australia New Zealand colloquial) Australian. ¹

5. Adjective. (comparable chiefly Australia New Zealand colloquial) That is generally identified as Australian; who embraces Australian culture. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Aussie

Aureomycin
Auricularia auricula
Auriculariaceae
Auriculariales
Auriga
Auriparus
Auriparus flaviceps
Aurora
Aurum
Aus antigen
Ausbausprachen
Auschwitz
Auslan
Ausonian
Ausonians
Aussie
Aussie battler
Aussie rules
Aussieland
Aussies
Aust
Austen
Austenesque
Austenite
Auster
Austerlitz
Austin
Austin Flint
Austin Flint murmur
Austin Flint phenomenon

Literary usage of Aussie

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. New Words Self-defined by Charles Alphonso Smith (1919)
"Men would be heard to say, "Huh, aussie is a batter country than this, my oath," and ... There are two ways of spelling the word—one "aussie" and the other ..."

2. General Kenney Reports: A Personal History of the Pacific War by George C. Kenney (1997)
"The aussie machine-gunners had taken care of the truck and all the Japs. ... We discussed the situation with him until some aussie artillery came up and ..."

3. Africans and Europeans in West Africa: Elminans and Dutchmen on the Gold by Harvey M. Feinberg (1989)
"At least three of the eight Elmina kings were forced from office for varying amounts of time. But all three, Andoe, aussie, ..."

4. The Big Show: My Six Months with the American Expeditionary Forces by Elsie Janis (1919)
"The aussie, be it understood, wears a tunic that looks like a cross between a golf coat and a kimono. He must be comfortable when he goes " Hun- shooting. ..."

5. The 131st U. S. Infantry (First Infantry Illinois National Guard) in the by Joseph Brown Sanborn, George Nathaniel Malstrom (1919)
"... carried back an aussie, who had been wounded by a grenade while on patrol, and some time during the day an aussie adjutant and Major Cheney were both ..."

6. Adventure Guide to New Zealand by Bette Flagler (2005)
"They also run half- and full-day sport-fishing snapper trips with skipper and guide aussie Vale. aussie, as his name would suggest, comes from across the ..."

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