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12-09-2012, 03:20 PM #11Senior Member
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It's short for Oztralia.
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12-09-2012, 03:31 PM #12Senior Member
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Oz is short for aus
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12-09-2012, 03:38 PM #13lobeless
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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 Originally Posted by saitou
Oz is short for aus
Online Etymology Dictionary
This is the Canuck answer - not too helpful either:
Online Etymology Dictionary
Yank (note limey after yank lol):
Online Etymology Dictionary
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12-09-2012, 04:59 PM #14Incidere in dimidium
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Canada and Chinook? That's a terribly theory! Originally Posted by earcutter
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...
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.
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We say that for the benefit of Americans so they don't think we are in Austria :P Over here its usually just called 'Straya Originally Posted by earcutter
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12-09-2012, 08:54 PM #16May your bone always be well buried
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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. Originally Posted by earcutter
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12-09-2012, 11:53 PM #17The Great & Powerful Oz
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Welcome from Oz
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12-10-2012, 05:15 AM #19May your bone always be well buried
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12-10-2012, 06:22 AM #20Member
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G'day and Welcome to SRP. Good to have you here. Good to see another Aussie on board.
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