Uzi

[ oo-zee ]

noun

, plural U·zis.

1. a compact 9 mm submachine gun of Israeli design.

Uzi

/ ˈuːzɪ /

noun

1. a sub-machine gun of Israeli design

Word History and Origins

Origin of Uzi¹

First recorded in 1955–60; after Uzi(el) Gal, Israeli army officer who designed it

Word History and Origins

Origin of Uzi¹

C20: after Uziel Gal, the Israeli army officer who designed it

Example Sentences

Later reports claim that it might be further east, near a village called Uzi.

From Salon

Later, the TV put it farther east near the village of Uzi, but details remained contradictory.

From Seattle Times

Cross said his family is participating “so that no other child will have to go through what Uzi did. No other parent should have to go through what we have.”

From Seattle Times

A keynote speaker at rallies, Uzi Sharbav, was convicted of taking part in the murder of three Palestinians in the 1980s.

From New York Times

One day this summer, the internet personality Adin Ross switched on his camera and started broadcasting himself live to thousands of fans, sipping a Yerba Mate drink and nodding along to Lil Uzi.

From New York Times

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