Oz

¹

[ oz ]

noun

, Australian Slang.

1. Australia.

Oz

²

[ oz ]

noun

1. Land of Oz.

oz.

³

abbreviation for

1. ounce; ounces.

oz

¹

abbreviation for

1. ounce

Oz

²

/ ɒz /

noun

1. slang.
   Australia

oz

1. Abbreviation of ounce

Word History and Origins

Origin of Oz¹

Jocular back formation from Aussie ( def ) (with voiced sibilant)

Origin of Oz²

Abbreviation of Italian onza

Word History and Origins

Origin of Oz¹

from Italian onza

Example Sentences

He wrote a song on “Living in Oz” called “Alyson.”

From Los Angeles Times

I confess to Milioti that I was rooting for Sofia to beat Oz at his own game.

From Los Angeles Times

In Sunday’s finale of “The Penguin,” Colin Farrell’s Oz Cobb, the gangster who gets called the title moniker, finally wins his power play over Sofia.

From Los Angeles Times

Set in the Land of Oz before Dorothy Gales' arrival from Kansas, the movie covers the musical's first act.

From BBC

One is the wedge-shaped Culver Hotel — where the actors who played the Munchkins stayed during the filming of “The Wizard of Oz,” and the Washington Boulevard entrance to Culver Studios, which can be seen in the opening titles of “Gone With the Wind.”

From Los Angeles Times