Unclear, perhaps from a southern African language; from late 19thC, revived during World War I.
pozzy (uncountable)
(British, military slang) Jam.
pozzy (plural pozzies)
(Australia, New Zealand, military slang, Digger slang) A firing position.
(Australia, New Zealand, colloquial) A position or place, especially one that is advantageous.
Source: Wiktionary
6 May 2025
(adjective) marked by or paying little heed or attention; “We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics”--Franklin D. Roosevelt; “heedless of danger”; “heedless of the child’s crying”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
