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Just to add a little to the English-language chat - "mozzies" feels more Australian English than British English to me. So it could even be that this was writte

by smcl 4y ago

Just to add a little to the English-language chat - "mozzies" feels more Australian English than British English to me. So it could even be that this was written by an Australian contributor. That or this is another Australianism which has entered the British lexicon (see also: "uni")

pbhjpbhj 4y ago
Mozzies (and mozs [sp?], pronounced "moz-is") is common in UK too, IME. Never heard of it as Australian influenced. We used to call an unspecified wasp-or-bee a wobby/wo-bee (eg "look out there are a bunch of wobbies about today"). Which I mention for having a similar pattern.
- smcl 4y ago
  Never really heard it growing up, but we had "midgies" which are similar but distinct
  - pbhjpbhj 4y ago
    Where I grew up they were always just 'midges', AFAIK, it can vary at a family level too though.
lordgrenville 4y ago
It's marked here [0] as "also common in other English dialects". I heard it plenty in South Africa. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diminutives_in_Australian_English#List_of_diminutives https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diminutives_in_Australian_Engl...
- smcl 4y ago
  Ahhhh I didn't even think to look for a list. That's actually amazing. And it gives me an excuse to drop a link to a song called "Smoko" (Smoko, a smoking break while at work. Since smoking has been banned in many workplaces, a smoko has come to mean any rest break at work) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j58V2vC9EPc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j58V2vC9EPc
- yayitswei 4y ago
  TIL from your list: "selfie" originated in Australia.