Definition/Meaning of Aussie

• English - Noun: Aussie ( plural Aussies ) ( colloquial ) An Australian . ( colloquial ) An Australian Shepherd . Translations
• English - Proper noun: Aussie ( colloquial ) Australia .
• English - Adjective: Aussie ( not generally comparable , comparative more Aussie , superlative most Aussie ) ( chiefly Australia , New Zealand , UK , colloquial ) Australian . 1998 , Gordon L . Steinbrook, Allies and Mates: An American Soldier with the Australians and New Zealanders in Vietnam 1966-1967 , page 63, Most Aussie officers seemed this way to me; always cool , deliberate , and extremely rational in their…
• English - Pronunciation: ( Australia ) enPR: ŏz'-i , IPA (key) : /ˈɒzi/ ( US , UK ) enPR: ŏs'-i , IPA (key) : /ˈɒsi/ Rhymes: -ɒzi
• English - Usage notes: The term is occasionally used , mostly by non-Australians, to refer to the country of Australia (for example , “ back in Aussie ”). This usage is very rare amongst Australians , who are more likely to use the term Oz . Sporting chants , such as “Aussie! Aussie! Aussie!” and “Come on , Aussie , come on!”, refer to the person , rather than the country . (Perhaps confusingly , they are used when…