pozzy · noun1
Unclear, perhaps from a southern African language; from late 19thC, revived during World War I.
pozzy · noun2
From position + -y (“diminutive suffix”), with spelling shift; variant of possie.
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pozzy
Today it means: Jam (“fruit conserve made from fruit boiled with sugar”). Full definition →