Well I hadn't, not until this weekend at the Football, I've found a word in common use in amongst younger people here, that may actually be racist and offensive in this country.

Blimey !!!

Wog isn't.... Paki isn't But Muzza may well be. Quite common apparently as well.

Anyone heard of it ?

http://www.onelove.com.au/bingblog/2...ike-muzza.html

Here is the slang dictionary with it in.

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=muzza

sounds like our UK carpet carriers

Blimey it's a Aussie Chav.... predominately from Melbourne.... Wow, and I live amongst 1,000S of there here in Coburg, and not heard the word before.

Now is it a bad word or isn't it ?

LOL


Let the mods debate

Exactly - UK carpet carrier.lol

It's very difficult to find a word or term here that actually upsets people, Except for those aimed at aboriginals and to a much lesser extent South east Asians. I've never heard a word in my 26 years here that actually got the South Mediterraneans riled before.

I guess they will take it on board, and assimilate. Being used to this country and it's ways. I guarantee they will be using it themselves about themselves within a few months.

It's a shortened term, isn't it?


Originally Muzza Flucker.

I dont know... I dont think so. What really got me intrigued about this, is I'm sure I live in the most "meditteranean influenced" part of Aussie here in Coburg, and I'd not heard of this term before.

According to my 23 year old Daughter it's just another word for Mario.... At the football (soccer) it's taken as derogatory.... The North side of Melbourne Victory being for Muzzas.... the South side for Brits and Skips..

I think it's mostly light hearted,

I was joking. Soapy made me do it.

Ive heard and used the term Muzza heaps of times, but never in that context. First time Ive ever heard of it. We use the word Muzza to abbreviate the name Murray... same as we use Dazza for Darren......Shazza for Sharon etc. Yes I know.......we have a tendancy to shorten things here

I wonder if Muzza04 will see this thread.
His name is Murray & that's where his BE name comes from.

Yes, I've heard it both here in Aus and in the UK. It's a slang term to describe a person of perceived Islamic extraction.

It was popular in the youth culture of some of the schools I have worked in. Often it was used quite openly to talk to someone with, or as a nickname for muslims within a friendship group.

I'm not sure if it's necessarily offensive or just a shortening term. Needless to say that someone, somewhere will find it offensive...

S

S - did you read my reply to the OP??? it doesnt mention islamic extraction.

Yes, but I'm talking about the context in which I've heard it used.

oh I see. I can see what you mean though.

I've found this interpretation on the Melbourne Victory BBS.

Mario = Mars = Muzza

Sounds about right to me.


The other versions on here are intersting and one actually came up with the same version as Ipom's