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India
January 17, 2009 5:50am CST
Why is Australia sometimes termed as OZ or Down Under?
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srijshm
@srijshm (1165)
• India
17 Jan 09
Australians are called aussies & when pronounced in english accent sounds like Ozies which probably got abbrived to OZ. I can only guess about down under. Since the country is situated below UK in the map, they staring calling these tours down under. I certainly know why thay are called kangaroos. I also know that ashes cup continas ashes of real bails that wrere burnt. However i am qurious to know about the term " BOXING DAY" & as to why boxing day test matches are always held in australia only??
abhi_bangal
@abhi_bangal (3686)
• India
18 Jan 09
First of all thanks for your reply. I think, I got most of through your answer. Thanx for the same again. Now as far as your query is concerned, I think, the term "Boxing Day" is concerned, with the day that falls after the X-mas. That is the 26th day of December is termed so. But why the Tests are played only in Australia, that I can't really say. Acutally, I never marked it as precisly as you have done. Why don't you put the query on discussion here on MyLot. May be someone will surely answer.
envy99_2000
@envy99_2000 (120)
• India
17 Jan 09
if u look at earth , they are down the equatos, probably thats why..
daylstone
@daylstone (126)
• Philippines
17 Jan 09
oz = 'aus' as in 'autralia' down under = if you look at the globe they are down under the equator...