C20: after Uziel Gal, the Israeli army officer who designed it
Uzi in American English
(ˈuzi)
trademark
a compact submachine gun made in Israel
Uzi in American English
(ˈuːzi)
nounWord forms: pluralUzis
a compact 9mm submachine gun of Israeli design
Word origin
[1955–60; after Uzi(el Gal), Israeli army officer who designed it]This word is first recorded in the period 1955–60. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: cassette, geodesic dome, opioid, rollout, software