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soz en · INTJ

Pronunciation

  • /sɒz/ (UK)
  • (Australia) audio

Etymology

Rhotacism of sorry; sorry + -z. Documented since at least 1987. Compare appaz (“apparently”), tomoz (“tomorrow”).

Meanings

  1. (Internet, UK, slang) Synonym of sorry.
    • I'd like to apologise, unreservedly, to pigs everywhere, but especially those on my farm […] So Hermes pig collars all round to my herd and soz soz soz. 1996 September 1, “Dear Annie: Ready to wear”, in Independent on Sunday:
    • Soz Mike, I thought you were showing me a fool proof way of going xna 2001, Jocyber, “Morning'”, in alt.fan.scarecrow (Usenet):
    • “Soz, babe, I should probably mingle and talk to more people. It was so nice to see you, though.” “Ok, maybe we can catch up soon.” “Yeah, I don't know. I'm really busy lately. So, like, yeah, I don't know. Uh, say his to Sarah for me. though.” 2020 August 10, Michael Cusack, “Maddison's Birthday Party” (7:43 from the start), in YOLO: Crystal Fantasy, season 1, episode 1, spoken by Maddison (Naomi Higgins):
    • Soz for bringing it up again, but it is good to have a healthy attitude towards this..!!!! 2002, *Patrick-Blue*, “Soz I Missed This (look) ??”, in alt.sports.soccer.everton (Usenet):
    • Does it auto update when the disc is inserted or will i^([sic]) get the option to ignore the update?¶ Or do i^([sic]) just DL pal games to be on the safe side?¶ Soz for all the questions but wanna make sure I get it right 2007, >{daZza}<, “Wii info”, in alt.warez.uk (Usenet):
    • U2 says soz for online snafu [title] 2005 February 7, John Oates, “U2 says soz for online snafu”, in The Register:
    • I'm soz about what happened. 1999, “Love Comes to Royston Vasey”, in The League of Gentlemen, season 1, episode 5, spoken by Henry Portrait and Ally Welles:

Synonyms

sorry

Translations (4)

fr déso (Translations) · pl sorry (Translations) · fi sori (Translations) · gd duilz (Translations)