Meanings
ozzie1
plural ozzies
- slangchiefly LiverpoolA hospital.
What a way to start the new century – in the ozzie or a police cell.
2014, Maureen Lee, The Seven Streets of Liverpool1 more example
I became most distressed when talking to a man from Liverpool who said he was going up the ozzie? I thought he was planning to examine an Australian, but it turned out he was going to the hospital.
2001, Nursing Times, Nursing Mirror, volume 97, numbers 5-8
Ozzie2
plural Ozzies · alternative Ozzy
- A male given name.
- A diminutive of the male given name Oswald.
- A diminutive of the male given name Oscar.
Ozzie3
comparative more Ozzie · superlative most Ozzie · alternative Ozie
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of Aussie (“an Australian person”).
adjectiveSynonym of Aussie (“Australian”).
proper nounSynonym of Aussie (“Australia”).
Origin
ozzie · noun
From a pronunciation of hospital with h-dropping, + -ie.
Full word history & related roots →Ozzie · noun, adjective, proper noun
From Oz (“Australia”) + -ie. Compare Aussie.
Full word history & related roots →Rhymes & wordplay
Sounds the same
Cite this entry
ozzie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ozzie
“ozzie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ozzie. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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