Muzzie

Muzzie
 n.— «“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.» —“Censorship and how new journalism can fight it” by Mark McBride The 6th Estate (Baton Rouge, La.) Mar. 4, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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