name
Meaning 1
A diminutive of the male given name Maurice.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Ireland
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Standard Lemma guide
mossie
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Pronunciation
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/ˈmɒs.i/
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UK: /ˈmɒz.i/
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rhymes with -ɒzi
noun
Meaning 2
Any of various species of sparrow, especially Passer melanurus.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: South-Africa
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noun
Meaning 3
A mosquito.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, New-Zealand, UK, colloquial
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noun
Meaning 4
A de Havilland Mosquito.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, colloquial, dated, historical, informal
Topics: government, military, politics, war
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noun
Meaning 5
A person of Maori descent living in Australia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, New-Zealand, slang
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History
Etymology
Diminutive of Maurice + -ie.
From Afrikaans, from Dutch mus (“a sparrow”).
Diminutive formed from mosquito. Compare Dutch meuzie (“mosquito”).
Form of mossie (“diminutive of mosquito”).
Blend of Maori + Aussie.