Australians r known as oz why?

Question

Australians r known as oz why?

Answer 1

Its all in the pronunciation : Oz-tray-lians.

Answer 2

Aus = Oz.. People don't really say Oz.

Answer 3

Yes we are. I am known as a Banana Bender too dont ask

Answer 4

Australia gets shortened to Aussie, Aussie gets shortened to Oz..

Aussie aussie aussiee.. oi oi oi!

Answer 5

Oi Oi Oi

Answer 6

Australia.. cut the tralia is aus.. aus sounds like oz....

why else?

Answer 7

That's what it sounds like, your spelling is what's hiding the answer from you.

Answer 8

Beacause they com from Australia and they was born in Australia and they r proud to be OZZIE! OZZIE! OZZIE!

Answer 9

AUSTRALIAN=AUSSIE=OZZIE=OZ.

haha, and banana bender is a nice way of saying Queenslander.(state of oz)

Answer 10

Follow the yellow brick road....

Until your reach the land of plenty!

Answer 11

cause we are proud of australia

but are lazy....use slang........

australia becomes = oz

Answer 12

The term 'Aussie' came from 'Australia'

'Aus' is from 'Aussie 'or' Australia'

Aus sounds the same as Oz

Answer 13

Because they are from Aussie  Land.  :)

Answer 14

It's just the sound of the first syllable of Oztralia and we also like the connection with the Wizard of OZ.

Answer 15

Aus = Oz. Aussie Aussie Aussie, oi oi oi.

Answer 16

Its not oz...it ozzies...well actually Aussies and if you look at that i think you will find the answer is straight forward

Aussie= short for Australia

therefore Aussies= short for Australians

Answer 17

their roads are ALL yellow

Answer 18

Nickname = Aussie. Shortened further =  Oz

Answer 19

oz, as in aussie?

well aussie came from the word australians didn't it?

oz sounds like aus from aussie, so i think that should be why

unlesss it has some weird reference with the wizard of oz, then i have no clue lol