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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

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.