Citations:
1999Guardian (U.K.) (June 4) “Forget the cricket, all we need is a decent song” p. 28: I’ve always been a great believer in having the odd Muslim in the side.…With their well-known religious what-have-yous, the Muzzies were put i/c car keys and the lads went through an entire season without one drink-driving conviction. 2000 Panama Floyd Usenet: alt.atheism (Sept. 22) “Re: Sahih Bukhari”: No thanks. I have very little respect for any woman who would cling to a belief that restricts herself to being a “2nd class citizen.” And I have even less respect for a man that would help them to do so. Eat more pork, you sadistic bastard. Plonk da Muzzie!!! 2003 Australian Associated Press (Nov. 17) “Muslim butcher accused of murder was taunted, court told” (in Melbourne): Shepparton Magistrates Court today heard Mohammed had been asked about bomb-making and taunted as a “Muzzie” by his co-workers.…Mr Regan told the court it was the nature of the town to use nicknames and refer to the Halal butchers as “Muzzies.” 2004Sports Illustrated (Sept. 27) “The 20 Great Tipping Points” p. 114: The morning after he shook up the world, [Muhammad] Ali confirmed his affiliation with the Muzzies, as fight fans were calling them. 2005 Mark McBride The 6th Estate (Baton Rouge, La.) (Mar. 4) “Censorship and how new journalism can fight it”: “Muzzie” as I understand it is what the English/Aussie/Kiwi slang for Muslim. I’ve never seen it before or heard it, but I can find (it) now all over the usenet and the Yahoo comment boards.