It's short for Oztralia.
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It's short for Oztralia.
Yeah - I did a search. "Etymology" and "Oz" does't come up with much other than it's slang, and the label on the bottom drawer on a filing cabinet lol. O-Z :)
Online Etymology Dictionary
This is the Canuck answer - not too helpful either:
Online Etymology Dictionary
Yank (note limey after yank lol):
Online Etymology Dictionary
Oh well...
Canada and Chinook? That's a terribly theory! :)
Welcome Bongo! As has been said your fellow Aussies are thick on the ground here, so you should have no trouble finding a local to help you out, mentor, etc. So pull up a chair, read lots (there is a TON of info here!) and when you have questions, ask away. You will probably not be surprised to find out that we love talking about anything to do with these razor thingies.
Good luck!
Australia/n shortened to Aussie (With the double 'ss' sound in Australian accent coming out with a 'zzz' sound). So when we see the abbreviation, Aus/t, we think Aussie and move on to abbreviating that (in the typical Australian way of abbreviating everything) to Oz.
Mick
Welcome from Oz :)
Hello and Welcome!
G'day and Welcome to SRP. Good to have you here. Good to see another Aussie on board.
Stu