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aussie

n. countable
B1 Intermediate US //ˈɔsi// aussie Informal Slang

n. a friendly, informal way to say an Australian person. You use it when talking about people from Australia in a casual setting.

n. a colloquial term for a citizen or native of Australia. Informal register; widely used in everyday speech and media but avoided in formal academic writing.


SIMPLE

My new neighbor is an Aussie.

CONTEXTUAL

The team included several Aussies who loved surfing.

COMPLEX

The cultural identity of the Aussie is often portrayed as resilient and egalitarian, rooted in the harsh conditions of the early colonial frontier.

Synonyms
Origin

From Aus + -sie.

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